Aug 28 Community Jefferson County Attorney To Stop Prosecuting Some Marijuana Cases LMPD's chief says his department will make changes to the way they police and enforce marijuana possession, but emphasized that it's still a crime. By Amina Elahi Aug 28 Community Jefferson County Attorney To Stop Prosecuting Some Marijuana Cases Amina Elahi
May 28 Community LMPD Says Marijuana Decriminalization Ordinance May Not Change Much The ordinance aims to direct police to treat possession of less than half an ounce of marijuana by an adult older than 21 as the “lowest law enforcement priority.” By Amina Elahi May 28 Community LMPD Says Marijuana Decriminalization Ordinance May Not Change Much Amina Elahi
Apr 16 Investigations ShotSpotter Tells Louisville Police About Gunshots, But Officers Rarely Look For Evidence Officers conduct required surveys on fewer than two out of every 10 ShotSpotter calls. The calls rarely lead to an arrest. By Jacob Ryan Apr 16 Investigations ShotSpotter Tells Louisville Police About Gunshots, But Officers Rarely Look For Evidence Jacob Ryan
Dec 31 Community Community Gathers For Funeral Of LMPD Detective Deidre Mengedoht Louisville Metro Police Detective Deidre “Dee Dee” Mengedoht's funeral was held at Southeast Christian Church, where she was an active member. By Kyeland Jackson Dec 31 Community Community Gathers For Funeral Of LMPD Detective Deidre Mengedoht Kyeland Jackson
Dec 26 Community Man Charged In LMPD Officer’s Death Pleads Not Guilty Roger Burdette has been charged with murder and driving under the influence in the death of Louisville Metro Police Detective Deidre Mengedoht. By Kyeland Jackson Dec 26 Community Man Charged In LMPD Officer's Death Pleads Not Guilty Kyeland Jackson
Dec 20 Investigations More Louisville Catholic School Alums Allege Abuse By Coach Archdiocese of Louisville and parish school officials denied to KyCIR that they had any knowledge of the accusations against Drew Conliffe. They even denied knowing whether he coached at any parish school. By R.G. Dunlop Dec 20 Investigations More Louisville Catholic School Alums Allege Abuse By Coach R.G. Dunlop
Dec 11 Community ‘Extensive To-Do List’ To Improve Louisville’s Domestic Violence Services A new audit of Louisville’s domestic violence services has produced an “extensive to-do list” for the city, according to police chief Steve Conrad. By Eleanor Klibanoff Dec 11 Community 'Extensive To-Do List' To Improve City's Domestic Violence Services Eleanor Klibanoff
Dec 10 Investigations Louisville Police Close More Than Half Of Rape Cases Without Arresting Anyone LMPD officers determined that arrests were not possible in 51 percent of all 2014-16 rape cases where they knew who and where the suspect was — and had probable cause for an arrest. By Eleanor Klibanoff and Jacob Ryan Dec 10 Investigations Louisville Police Closed 51 Percent Of Rape Cases Without Arrest Eleanor Klibanoff and Jacob Ryan
Nov 13 Community City Pays Tribute To Louisville’s First Black Female Police Officer Officer Bertha Whedbee joined LMPD in 1922, decades before the Civil Rights movement and only two years after women got the right to vote. By Kyeland Jackson Nov 13 Community City Pays Tribute To Louisville's First Black Female Police Officer Kyeland Jackson
Aug 25 Community Louisville Zombie Walkers Should Expect To See More Police This Year Organizers say 45,000 people are expected at this year's event. And because of that, Louisville Metro Police will be providing security. By Kyeland Jackson Aug 25 Community Louisville Zombie Walkers Should Expect To See More Police This Year Kyeland Jackson
Aug 16 Community Louisville Police Officer Gets $300K In Whistleblower Lawsuit News outlets report jurors returned the verdict Wednesday for Raymond "Jimmy" Harper, who sued the Louisville Metro Police Department. By Associated Press Aug 16 Community Louisville Police Officer Gets $300K In Whistleblower Lawsuit Associated Press
Aug 10 Community Mayor Fischer Won’t Meet Again With Citizen Group To Talk Louisville Police Policies The group met with Mayor Greg Fischer on June 22, asking he launch an external review of LMPD policies and de-escalation techniques. By Kyeland Jackson Aug 10 Community Fischer Won't Meet Again With Citizen Group To Talk Police Policies Kyeland Jackson
Jul 26 Community Occupy ICE Says 9 Arrested After Blocking Entrance To Immigration Court In Louisville Protesters blocked elevators to immigration court in the Heyburn building at around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Around 30 LMPD officers responded. By Kyeland Jackson Jul 26 Community Occupy ICE: 9 Arrested After Blocking Entrance To Immigration Court Kyeland Jackson
Jul 19 Community Occupy ICE Camp Disbands After LMPD Clears Property Occupy ICE activists have been camped out in front of the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement building for more than two weeks. By Kyeland Jackson Jul 19 Community Occupy ICE Camp Disbands After LMPD Clears Property Kyeland Jackson
Jul 10 Community Survey Gauges How Louisville Residents Feel About Crime, Policing The survey, commissioned by Louisville Metro Police, finds few residents think crime decreased in their neighborhoods through 2017. By Kyeland Jackson Jul 10 Community Survey Gauges How Louisville Residents Feel About Crime, Policing Kyeland Jackson