MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are cracking down on repeat offenders with two initiatives aimed at repeat offenders committing aggravated assaults.
The department said it’s already getting results since January, and aggravated assaults are down 16%.
“I was a prosecutor before working for Memphis Police Department, and the volume of cases that come through the courts every day is extreme,” said Investigative Counsel Forrest Edwards of the Memphis Police Department.
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Edwards said the Aggravated Assault Initiative launched in March, and the Domestic Violence Prolific Offender Initiative was formed in January to streamline the process of securing convictions for those who repeatedly break the law…