New TBI agents ‘embedded’ with Memphis Safe Task Force

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 895

Last Updated: 2 days, 1 hour ago

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The state is pouring $9 million this year into a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation task force given wide-reaching authority across the state, including working with the Memphis Safe Task Force.

The legislature set up an eight-member board with the power to initiate investigations and funded 32 positions for the agency’s new group, including agents, supervisors and intelligence analysts, 15 of whom are “embedded in existing operations” with the Memphis crimefighting initiative, according to TBI. The …

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