US EditionTN Governor Bill Lee Returns to Memphis
Since Sept. 29, the task force arrested 804 individuals including 161 immigration-related cases and recovered 45 missing children, mostly runaways, officials said.
- The Memphis Safe Streets Task Force arrested 850 violent criminals and gang members in its first two weeks, according to Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee.
- The task force seized 175 illegal firearms and located 44 missing children, a figure adjusted to 45 by David Rausch from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
- Mayor Paul Young mentioned that fifth-grade students expressed excitement about being able to play outside due to the operation's success.
- Governor Bill Lee stated the operation would continue 'as long as it takes' to reduce violent crime.
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Tennessee governor calls Memphis Safe Task Force's efforts "encouraging"
A federal task force operation is underway in Memphis, Tennessee, to address violent crime. Gov. Bill Lee announced that in its first two weeks, the task force arrested 850 violent criminals and known gang members. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes has more.
TBI director says Memphis Safe Task Force has saved over 40 missing children from lives of crime, trafficking
Rausch said they identified 137 missing children when the task force operations started in late September. A little over three weeks later, Rausch said the task force has located 44 missing children who were returned home safely.
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Tullahoma NewsLee says 850 violent criminals arrested by Memphis task force
(The Center Square) – The Memphis Safe Streets Task Force arrested 850 violent criminals and known gang members in its first two weeks, Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday.
Tennessee governor says task force operations 'just begun,' encouraged by latest arrest numbers
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and other leaders said Tuesday that they were encouraged by the number of arrests that have been made and how many missing children have been recovered so far since operations by the Memphis Safe Task Force started more than two weeks ago.
TN Governor Bill Lee returns to Memphis
Gov. Bill Lee will be live at 8:30 a.m. in the video box above. MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is 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 seized, and 44 missing children have been found and returned to their families so far in Memphis. It was more than two weeks…
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