Cerelyn "C. J." Davis (born 1959 or 1960) is an American police officer who is the 13th director of police service for the Memphis Police Department. Davis is the first black woman to become the Memphis Police Department's chief.

In April of 2021, Chief Davis was selected by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland as the first female police chief for the Memphis Police Department. She was later confirmed by Memphis City Council in May and began her career as the Chief of Police for the Memphis Police Department on June 14, 2021.

Jan 21, 2025 · The City of Memphis will retain Cerelyn "C.J." Davis as its chief of police, dropping her nearly year-long interim tag. Davis was flanked by MPD brass at the Memphis City Council meeting...

Jan 24, 2024 · Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis now has another addition to her title after the vote to reconfirm her was tabled by City Council on Tuesday at the suggestion of Mayor Paul Young.

10 hours ago · (From left) Pictured are Drew Police Chief Terry Tyler, attorney Mike Carr, attorney Keveon Taylor and Norman McBee. Carr said that aggravated assault charges against Tyler and McBee were dismissed.

Jan 23, 2024 · Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis will serve in an interim role going forward, following a vote to table her confirmation by the Memphis City Council Tuesday afternoon.

Chief Davis and her staff attended the inaugural ceremony and spoke on the importance of leadership and the significance of the training. The Memphis Police Department is committed to training and producing the best supervisors and tomorrow’s leaders. Congratulations to the 2023 Inaugural Class!

Jan 9, 2024 · A Memphis City Council committee has voted to recommend that police chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis be replaced, a year after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by five officers generated intense criticism of her department and led to …

Jan 9, 2024 · — A Memphis City Council committee voted Tuesday to replace police chief Cerelyn "CJ" Davis a year after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by five officers generated intense criticism of her...

The Memphis Police Department provides police services to more than 650,000 citizens of Memphis and visitors in a 288 square-mile area. Mission. To create and maintain public safety in the City of Memphis. We do so with focused attention on preventing and reducing crime, enforcing the law and apprehending criminals. Vision