Gov. Lee Discusses the Memphis Safe Task Force Progress

Tennessee Governor Predicts Lengthy Memphis Crime Fight

Gov. Bill Lee says federal presence could “last forever” Image Credit: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout ***Note from The Tennessee Conservative: This article posted here for informational purposes only. By: Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday the crime-fighting “surge” of state and federal officers in Memphis will be a long-term effort. At a Memphis press conference, Lee said the operation’s s…

FOX13 Investigates: Majority of offenders arrested by THP in jail arrested for non-violent offenses

There are thousands of offenders detained in the jail at 201 Poplar. In the 16 days since the start of the Memphis Safe Task Force, the Department of Justice reports 917 arrests. That would be an average of about 57 arrests per day.

Memphis jail population rises amid task force arrival: SCSO

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The jail population at 201 Poplar has risen since the Memphis Safe Task Force arrived in Memphis two and a half weeks ago. With the added arrests, WREG did a jail check-in to see how the facility, that's already had a troubled history is holding up. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office told WREG the jail population from when the operation started on September 29 is 2,776, and as of Wednesday, it is 2,932. Gov. Lee discusses …

Gov. Lee discusses the Memphis Safe Task Force progress

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee was back in Memphis on Tuesday morning to discuss the Memphis Safe Task Force since its deployment. Gov. Lee says there have been 850 violent criminals and known gang members arrested, 175 illegal firearms have been confiscated, and 44 missing children have been found and returned to safety so far in Memphis. ‘People are in paralysis’: County mayor accuses task force of unlawful stops, racial pro…

Bill Lee said people arrested by task force are “violent criminals and known gang members.” Data show that’s not true.

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