For far too long, one of the greatest frustrations in law enforcement has been that we are often called because someone in our community is experiencing a substance use or mental health crisis and needs help that we aren’t trained or equipped to provide. Every police officer I know has been through this. Law enforcement […]

In January, I published an open letter to the Memphis media. It was not an attack on journalists. It was an appeal to journalism. My argument was straightforward: if Memphis was going to have an informed public conversation about crime, policing and public safety, local media would have to do more than repeat official statements. […]