1/5During their trip to the US, Paul Toohey and Gary Ramage spent time on the streets with officers from Mount Mariah Police Department in Memphis. Pictures: Gary Ramage
On patrol in Memphis
Paul Toohey and Gary Ramage hit the streets with officers from Mount Mariah Police Department in Memphis.
2/5Task Force Officer Delano Hollowed looks for weapons and drugs during a stop of a car in Memphis. Officers say no traffic stop or search is routine, given the risk of being shot.
3/5Each intervention is called an “unknown risk stop” because officers can never be sure of the response they will get.
4/5Officer Darnell Bridgeforth checks a .45 calibre and cobra .380 calibre pistol confiscated after a shooting incident in the poorer part of Memphis.
5/5On another stint with police, in Jackson, Mississippi, officers were called to a drive by shooting. Three bullets hit this car, with one narrowly missed the driver. Picture: Gary Ramage
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