Jan 26 Metro Louisville New LMPD Chief Says Building Trust Is Her Top Priority Chief Shields sees the homicide rate and the need to build trust with the Black community as the top issues in Louisville today. By Amina Elahi Jan 26 Metro Louisville New LMPD Chief: Building Trust Is Top Priority Amina Elahi
Jan 19 Metro Louisville Erika Shields Sworn In As Louisville Metro Police Department Chief “I believe in the people here and I believe in the community. We just have a lot of work to do,” she said at the swearing-in ceremony. By Amina Elahi Jan 19 Metro Louisville Erika Shields Sworn In As Louisville Police Chief Amina Elahi
Jan 6 Metro Louisville Critics Call Louisville’s New Police Chief A ‘Tone Deaf’ Choice One critic said the choice showed a lack of empathy from city leaders as residents continue to seek healing after Breonna Taylor’s killing. By Amina Elahi and John Boyle Jan 6 Metro Louisville Critics Call Louisville's New Police Chief A 'Tone Deaf' Choice Amina Elahi and John Boyle
Jan 6 Community Louisville Mayor Names Erika Shields New Police Chief The announcement follows a secret search, where none of the finalists were named publicly and the search committee members signed NDAs. By Amina Elahi Jan 6 Community Louisville Mayor Names Erika Shields New Police Chief Amina Elahi
Jan 5 Metro Louisville Fischer Will Name New LMPD Chief Weds. Morning The Louisville Metro Police Department has been without a permanent chief since June, 2020 when Fischer fired longtime chief Steve Conrad. By Amina Elahi Jan 5 Metro Louisville Fischer Will Name New LMPD Chief Weds. Morning Amina Elahi
Dec 28 Investigations A Year Before Fatal Encounter, LMPD Changed Policy On Shooting Into Vehicles The old policy stressed that officers should only shoot at a moving vehicle “when it does not create an unreasonable risk of harm to innocent persons.” By Eleanor Klibanoff Dec 28 Investigations A Year Before Fatal Encounter, LMPD Changed Policy On Shooting Into Vehicles Eleanor Klibanoff
Dec 11 Investigations While Other Cities Introduce Police Chief Finalists, Louisville’s List Is Secret The city is breaking with past practice and keeping finalists secret — even as many other large cities are doing the opposite. By Jacob Ryan Dec 11 Investigations Louisville's Police Chief Finalists Secret Jacob Ryan
Dec 2 Metro Louisville Fischer Signs Law To Create New Civilian Review Board For Police Oversight The new 11-member civilian review board will replace an existing one. Louisville has repeatedly created new oversight boards after police killings of Black people. By Amina Elahi Dec 2 Metro Louisville Fischer Signs Law For New Civilian Review Board For Police Oversight Amina Elahi
Nov 30 Metro Louisville Body Camera Released A Week After LMPD Officer Fatally Shot Man It's the first LMPD shooting investigated by Kentucky State Police. By Eleanor Klibanoff Nov 30 Metro Louisville Body Camera Released A Week After LMPD Officer Fatally Shot Man Eleanor Klibanoff
Nov 16 Metro Louisville Measure To Create New Civilian Oversight Board For Police Heads To Full Council The council’s public safety committee unanimously recommended the measure for approval during a special meeting Monday. By Amina Elahi Nov 16 Metro Louisville Measure To Create New Police Oversight Board Heads To Full Council Amina Elahi
Nov 11 Metro Louisville Police Accountability Measures Stall In Council Committee The council committee debated the merits of a new civilian review board and inspector general over the LMPD, but never voted. By Jacob Ryan Nov 11 Metro Louisville Police Accountability Measures Stall In Council Committee Jacob Ryan
Nov 11 Metro Louisville Third LMPD Officer Indicted In Explorer Sexual Abuse Scandal Brad Schuhmann is the third officer charged in connection with sexually abusing teenagers in the Explorer program, which was for young people interested in careers in law enforcement. By Kate Howard Nov 11 Metro Louisville Third LMPD Officer Indicted In Explorer Sexual Abuse Scandal Kate Howard
Nov 11 Investigations Louisville Police Change Warrant Form, Improve Transparency The LMPD made the change shortly after KyCIR and WDRB reported the state issued the new forms — and LMPD wasn't using it. By Jacob Ryan Nov 11 Investigations Louisville Police Change Warrant Form, Improve Transparency Jacob Ryan
Nov 9 Investigations As Louisville Leaders Push Reform, Police And Prosecutors Push Back As protests continued in Louisville, criminal justice leaders discussed what reform measures they'd lobby for. The police and prosecutors often weren’t on board. By Jacob Ryan Nov 9 Investigations As Louisville Leaders Push Reform, Police And Prosecutors Push Back Jacob Ryan
Oct 28 Metro Louisville Council Members Begin Work On New Civilian Review Board Proposed legislation would create a new Civilian Review & Accountability Board that would oversee a new Office of Inspector General. By Amina Elahi Oct 28 Metro Louisville Council Members Begin Work On New Civilian Review Board Amina Elahi