Memphis Police Department
The Memphis Police Department is the law enforcement agency of the City of Memphis, Tennessee. The department provides police services to the people of Memphis in a 315 square-mile area with 2,081 officers. Officers are issued the SIG Sauer P229R DAK. 40 S&W as the sidearm of choice.
About Memphis Police Department in brief
The Memphis Police Department is the law enforcement agency of the City of Memphis, Tennessee. The department provides police services to the people of Memphis in a 315 square-mile area with 2,081 officers. Officers are issued the SIG Sauer P229R DAK. 40 S&W as the sidearm of choice. The Investigative Services bureau is often featured in the A&E reality television series The First 48.
A fictional version of their General Assignment Bureau, is the setting for the TNT drama Memphis Beat. In 2018, MPD was sued by the ACLU of Tennessee for violating a 1978 decree by surveilling on citizens for political purposes. In late 2020, retired MPD homicide investigator Eric Kelly was charged with having a sexual relationship with a murder suspect.
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