New TBI agents ‘embedded’ with Memphis Safe Task Force

Tennessee is investing $9 million in a new Tennessee Bureau of Investigation task force with statewide authority. The unit includes 32 new positions and will collaborate with the Memphis Safe Task Force. An eight-member board has been established with the power to initiate investigations through the group.
The state is pouring $9 million this year into a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation task force given wide-reaching authority across the state, including working with the Memphis Safe Task Force. The legislature set up an eight-member board with the power to initiate investigations and funded 32 positions for the agency’s new group, including agents, supervisors […]
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