TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 4, 2025

Memphis could receive additional law enforcement resources and funding for technology to combat cargo theft under a legislative proposal from Tennessee's Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Daily Memphian reports. In a statement Blackburn said, “Cargo theft is a pressing issue impacting businesses in Tennessee, and we need to shut down these organized crime groups that steal essential goods from Tennesseans to traffic drugs and weapons.” The bill, co-sponsored by Minnesota Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar, would equip six American intermodal facilities with funding for more technology or law enforcement resources. Blackburn wants to locate one of those facilities in Memphis, according to the paper. The Greater Memphis Chamber is supporting the effort. Chamber President Ted Townsend said that Memphis, a gateway city that links eastern and western railroad tracks, ranks second for cargo theft in America.