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Cerelyn " C. J. " Davis (born 1959 or 1960) is an American police officer who is the 13th director of police service for the Memphis Police Department. Davis is the Memphis Police Department's first Black female chief.
In April of 2021, Chief Davis was selected by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland as the first female police chief for the Memphis Police Department. She was later confirmed by Memphis City Council in May and began her career as the Chief of Police for the Memphis Police Department on June 14, 2021.
Jan 28, 2023 · Tyre Nichols’s death after a police beating in Memphis has shined a blazing national spotlight on that city’s police force — and Cerelyn J. Davis, its chief. When Davis took the job in 2021,...
Feb 2, 2023 · Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis is under scrutiny for her oversight of Atlanta’s Red Dog anti-crime unit, after officers with the similar Scorpion unit killed Tyre Nichols.
Jan 28, 2023 · It’s only been 20 months since Cerelyn “CJ” Davis started leading the Memphis Police Department. As the department’s first outsider chief in decades, she’s facing a crucial test as the ...
May 4, 2021 · C.J. Davis, an outsider with national profile, becomes first woman to lead Memphis Police Department. Cerelyn "C.J." Davis will soon be Memphis' top cop. The Memphis City Council confirmed...
Apr 19, 2021 · Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced Monday that Cerelyn ‘C.J.’ Davis is his nominee to be the next Memphis Police Department director.
