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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jun 2, 2025

Born out of efforts to crack down on illegal drag racing on Memphis interstates, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) and Memphis law enforcement have launched the "Bluff City Task Force." The Commercial Appeal reports that the group is focused on disrupting crime through "strategic deployment of high-visibility patrols in communities facing the highest rates of violence." Task force members have recovered illegal firearms, seized drugs and arrested repeat offenders, according to a press release from the Tennessee Department of Homeland Security. “In Memphis, we are standing shoulder to shoulder — state troopers, deputies and city officers — making our streets safer one traffic stop at a time,” said THP Commander Col. Matt Perry.