State Trooper Surge in Memphis Leaving Gaps Elsewhere in State
State officials want $43.5 million to fund 139 new troopers.
Deployment of hundreds of Tennessee Highway Patrol officers to be part of a federal and state law enforcement task force has left patrol gaps in other parts of the state. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
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