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Policing Tourist Areas: Working Where Others Play

Law enforcement officers who work in tourism towns have a two-fold mission, protecting the locals and protecting the droves of tourists that the locals depend upon for their livelihood and their departments depend upon for operating funds. That may sound crass but law enforcement agencies in destination areas have to be aware of the numbers and what they mean.

July 16, 2014

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Number of Memphis PD Officers Out Sick Falls to 499

The number of Memphis police officers out on sick leave continues to decline. The number fell to 499 Thursday afternoon, down from a high of 557 on Tuesday.

July 9, 2014

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550 Memphis Police Officers Call in Sick

Tuesday morning nearly 25 percent of the 2,218 officers employed by the Memphis Police Department were reportedly at home, participating in a work stoppage known as the Blue Flu.

July 7, 2014

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430 Memphis Officers Have Called in Sick This Month

Since June 30, 430 Memphis police officers have called in sick, a number that has grown by more than 100 since Sunday.

July 6, 2014

Training

Video: "Blue Flu" Allegedly Hits Memphis Police

Memphis (Tenn.) Police are reporting that 181 officers have called in sick over the past week, allegedly in response to sweeping benefits cuts.

July 5, 2014

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Video: Tennessee Officer Killed in Roadside Collision

Metro Nashville police officer, Michael Petrina, 25, was killed on Interstate 65 after being struck by a motorhome.

May 11, 2014

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Video: Citizen Aids Memphis Officer During Gun Grab Attack

A Memphis Officer was attacked on Saturday. The suspect was arrested after a citizen came to the aid of the officer.

May 4, 2014

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Video: Tenn. Officer Killed in Crash

The Whiteville, Tenn. community is mourning the loss of Officer Eddie Hamer, a Whiteville police officer who was killed in a car crash last Monday afternoon.

February 2, 2014

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Tennessee Deputy Killed in Single-Car Accident

Montgomery County (Tenn.) Sheriff’s Deputy David (Bubba) Johnson was killed in a single-car accident while on duty yesterday.

January 12, 2014

Special Units

Video: Memphis Officers Wounded in Fiery Barricade Incident

Two Memphis Police TACT officers were shot yesterday in an incident that began with an attempt to serve a warrant on a suspect who was wanted for attempted murder. The suspect was found dead inside a house following a barricade incident.

October 15, 2013

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Tenn. Agencies Play The Blame Game After Shooting

Athens (Tenn.) Police say an officer did his job when he told a local jailer that Robert Marshall needed a mental evaluation after he was found with a pistol and prescription pills in his truck and threatened to kill himself and his wife.

July 15, 2013

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Video: Driver Questions Deputy at DUI Checkpoint

A Libertarian Party member's recording of his interaction with a Rutherford County (Tenn.) Sheriff's deputy at a DUI checkpoint went viral following the July 4 stop.

July 8, 2013