Memphis Safe Task Force: Over 2,100 Arrests in Violent Crime Crackdown

Memphis Safe Task Force Operations

• 🎯 The Memphis Safe Task Force, comprised of US Marshals, FBI, and local law enforcement, has been actively cracking down on violent crime in Memphis since October 1st.
• 🚀 During a warrant service for a 31-year-old man wanted for aggravated burglary and assault, the task force surrounded a home, deployed a flashbang, and utilized a drone before breaching the door with a bearcat vehicle.
• 🏃 The subject evaded initial capture by fleeing out the back door but later turned himself in after his mother arrived.

Task Force Achievements and Scope

• 📈 Since its inception, the task force has made over 2,146 arrests, including 138 gang members.
• 🔫 372 firearms were seized, and 95 missing children were located as part of the operations.
• 📍 Memphis leads the nation in violent crime, and the task force has no set end date, indicating a long-term commitment to the area.

Additional Operations and Support

• 🔍 In another operation, a 21-year-old man wanted for aggravated assault and vandalism was apprehended cooperatively after his mother granted the task force entry.
• 🛡️ The National Guard is part of the task force, serving as a force multiplier, despite some public pushback.
• ⚖️ Separately, a federal judge in Chicago issued an injunction restricting federal agents' use of force in immigration crackdowns, citing lies from a Border Patrol official.