By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• Memphis Police Department Lt. Evertina Halfacre, the first female motorcycle officer in department history, is retiring after nearly 40 years of service.
• Halfacre also was the first woman assigned to the department’s Drug Interdiction Unit and one of the first women in the Color Guard.
• She joined MPD in 1986 and became a motorcycle squad member in 2010 after completing required physical testing.
• Her career included traffic enforcement, community outreach, and public events.
• She will continue as a reserve officer and Color Guard participant for two more years and plans to spend time with family.
(MEMPHIS, TN —) Memphis Police Department Lt. Evertina Halfacre, the first woman to serve as a motorcycle officer and supervisor in the department’s Motorcycle Squad, is retiring after nearly 40 years with the agency.
Halfacre joined the MPD in 1986, later becoming the first woman assigned to the department’s Drug Interdiction Unit and one of the first two women in the Color Guard, according to reports.
She completed the department’s motorcycle qualification in 2010, which included lifting and handling a 900-pound police motorcycle, and served in traffic enforcement, community engagement and at public events including the Liberty Bowl.
Throughout her career, Halfacre participated in outreach efforts such as visits to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and community events.
Though retiring from full-time duty, Halfacre will remain with the department as a reserve officer and perform with the Color Guard for two years, and said she plans to spend more time with her grandchildren.