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C I T Y  O F  M E M P H I S
I N T E R - O F F I C E
M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Steve Cohen
Police Legal Advisor

FROM: Personnel Bureau 
M.P.D.

DATE: March 26, 1975

SUBJECT: Memo o f March 19, 1976

Chief W. 0. Crumby - Chief of Memphis Police Department 

Deputy Chief 6. W. Hutchinson - Uniform Patrol Adm inistrative  

Chief Inspector J . D. Holt - Uniform Patrol Adm inistrative  

Inspector M. S. Jones - North Precinct Commander 

Captain W. P. Sharp (was on vacation) - S h ift  Commander 

Lieutenant G. K. Davis - Field  Supervisor

Ptlm. L. B. Wright - E. R. Hymon's partner in Car 128 on 10-3-74,

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Ran"C O f f i c e r

DATE: May 24 , 1972

SUBJECT: Amrauniticn and in fo r m a t io n  
r e g a rd in g  same.

This date  tl'.o w r i t e r  W£is c o n t a c t e d  v ia  te lep h on e  by i H ' , A r t  IIil.1, 
W inch ester  r e p r e s e n t a t i v e  in  re g a rd s  t o  a shipment o f  .38  s p e c i a l  
SPD h o l l o w  p o i n t  anununition which was re tu rn e d  t o  the f a c t o r y  
f o l l o w i n g  the ruptui 'e  o f  Ptlm. Jamie C h i ld e r s *  s e r v i c e  r e v o l v e r .

I!e r e v e a le d  the f o l l o w i n g  f a c t s s

1.  1 3 5 0  foundc  were t e s t e d  f r o n  the  v a r i o u s  l o t s  which
were re tu rn ed  and r.onc v a r i e d  beyond the  miniiuun* 
and maximum t o l e r a n c e s .  W in ch ester  u s e s  hC630 pov?der 
in  t h e i r  Sl'b l o a d s .

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r e l o a d s  which re.sumbled t h e i r  ammunition, lo a d e d  witli 
c h a r g e s  from 3 . 6 7  g ra in s  o f  b u l l s e y e  to  5-5 ^ r ^ i n s .
MM ot-iH r-*f! 1 o.'"-' *•> f  fh ia  novder  is  3..^
g r a i n s ;  ti.i‘ j< f ' c ro  titose clu'a ges  are  l a r  in  ejn c s s  01 

, th o se  recommended,

3 . In fo r m a t io n  was a l s o  fu r n is h e d  t h a t  i t  takes  13»0
of  h u l l - . y o  pa'-d.T- <■ . i i r f l i . ' t  ,1- r-: -h as

e x p e r ie n c e d  by our  blown v;eapon, but l e s s e r  cha.p'^es 
' can s t i l l  produce  damage.

Tliis i n f o n u a t i o n  i n d i c a t e s  Uie C f f i c c r s  o f  our hcpar 'trcnt  are  
car i 'v ino  ammunition o t h e r  than th a t  i s s u e d .  I h i s  cen be

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a n d ‘ c h e c k in g  weapons, range p e rso n n e l  have found a l l  t y p e s  o f
fa t t cT y  and b''r.d loaded a.r'mo on the r’ «*u. A11 attempt to v 'ceord
thif> iiifoiM**at i.on was abandc*ncd Vt 1.cn i t  \»as icund t o  he

- 1 1 . .  r -  ,  . .  .

Weapons checked  to  date  are  g e n e r a l l y  not  in  bad c o n d i t i o n s ,  but 
most have minor d i s c r e p r ' o e i c s  which have been a d ju s t e d .  Hov;ever, 
i t  v/as iounci t l .at  soiVie Ml'b r e v o l v e r s  have been d i s f i g u r e d  by ten 
p u t t in g  t h e i r  i n i t i a l s  on them and chang ing  s t o c k s .  .Some men are  
s t i l l  c a r r y i n g  u n au th or ized  r e v o l v e r s  and a d e f i n i t e  time l i m i t  
needs to  be s e t  f o r  uniform p erson n e l  t o  com ply .

These l a c t s  sho.s the need f o r  sou.e system to be adopted which

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C I T Y  OF  M E M P H I S
I N T E R - O F F I C E
M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Steve Cohen
Police Legal Advisor

FROM: Personnel Bureau 
M.P.D.

DATE: Mapcf, 26, 1976

S U B J E C T : o f  March 19, 1976

Chief W. 0. Crumby - Chief of Memphis Police Department 

Deputy Chief G. W. Hutchinson - Uniform Patrol Administrative 

Chief Inspector J . D. Holt - Uniform Patrol Administrative 

Inspector M. S. Jones - North Precinct Commander 

Captain W. P. Sharp (was on vacation) - S h ift Commander 

Lieutenant 6. K. Davis - Field  Supervisor

Ptlm. L. B. Wright - E. R. Hymon's partner in Car 128 on 10-3-74.

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