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Memphis City Council approves MPD Chief Davis reappointment year after making her interim
The Memphis City Council Tuesday reappointed Cerelyn "C.J." Davis as police chief. She spent the previous year as MPD's interim chief.
City officials react to Chief CJ Davis' reappointment one year after majority of City Council recommended her removal
Davis was unanimously reappointed as Memphis Police Chief on Jan. 21, 2025, one year after majority of the Memphis City Council voted to recommend her removal.
'Interim' removed from MPD Police Chief C.J. Davis' title
The Memphis City Council removed the "Interim" tag from the title of Memphis Police Department Police Chief C.J. Davis.
Mixed opinions follow reappointment of C.J. Davis as police chief
A year after the Memphis City Council wanted to remove C.J. Davis from her position, they voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve her as the permanent police chief. CJ Davis
Cerelyn 'C.J.' Davis confirmed as Memphis Police Department chief by city council
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis City Council members voted to approve Cerelyn 'C.J.' Davis as the Memphis Police Department chief one year after being tagged as the interim. Davis was confirmed unanimously by the council after previously being moved to an interim tag when Mayor Paul Young assumed office in January 2024.
CJ Davis named permanent police chief
Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis is back in her permanent role. The Memphis City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to remove the interim status from Davis' position. It’s been one year since Davis was appointed as interim police chief by Mayor Paul Young,
Council votes to reinstate C.J. Davis as Memphis Police Chief
On Tuesday, the city council unanimously voted to reinstate C.J. Davis as the Chief of the Memphis Police. A Georgia fire chief stopped to help a driver who hit a deer. He was then shot and killed.
City Council gives Police Chief title back to CJ Davis
C.J. Davis is no longer interim police chief after the Memphis City Council voted Tuesday to approve her as the permanent chief.
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