NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville Police Chief John Drake is keeping an eye on the National Guard deployment in Memphis.

Drake said on Inside Politics that "it's unprecedented" that troops are being sent to American cities to deal with crime and emphasized there is no need for deployment in Nashville.

"Nashville is not Memphis, and I'm hoping they look at us and say crime is significantly down and they won't come here to do some of the things they are doing," Chief Drake said.

He said he is aware some politicians including GOP State Rep. Andy Ogles, a representative Nashville, who are encouraging the National Guard's presence.

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