MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Commercial Appeal) — After three decades in the Memphis Police Department, and five years as the head of MPD, Director Michael Rallings has retired. His last day was Wednesday.
Rallings answered questions from The Commercial Appeal about his years as the head of the department at a time when the U.S. saw everything from consistent anti-police brutality protests to a pandemic — and what his hopes are for the department going forward.