Jun 11 Metro Louisville LMPD Says Roving Vehicle Protests Are Increasingly Dangerous A city official said protesters should expect to see an increasing presence of police due to safety issues. By Kate Howard Jun 11 Metro Louisville LMPD Says Roving Vehicle Protests Are Increasingly Dangerous Kate Howard
Jun 11 Metro Louisville Mayor: Task Force Will Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations Against LMPD Officer Brett Hankison is one of three officers who fired on Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman killed by police in her home in March. By Eleanor Klibanoff Jun 11 Metro Louisville Mayor: Task Force Will Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations Against LMPD Officer Eleanor Klibanoff
Jun 10 Metro Louisville Breonna Taylor Family’s Lawyer Challenges Lack Of Body Camera Footage In court documents filed on Tuesday, Louisville attorney Sam Aguiar alleges the officers who killed Breonna Taylor had used body cameras in other cases. By Jared Bennett Jun 10 Metro Louisville Breonna Taylor Family’s Lawyer Challenges Lack Of Body Camera Footage Jared Bennett
Jun 9 Metro Louisville Two Women Accuse Officer From Breonna Taylor Shooting Of Sexual Assault A spokesperson for LMPD said in an email that they “are aware of these allegations and investigators are looking into them.” By Eleanor Klibanoff Jun 9 Metro Louisville 2 Accuse Officer In Breonna Taylor Shooting Of Sexual Assault Eleanor Klibanoff
Jun 5 Community Fairness Campaign Cuts Ties With Fischer Over Response To Protests, Police Violence In a public letter published Friday, the organization said it "deeply regretted" its previous support for Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. By Amina Elahi Jun 5 Community Fairness Campaign Cuts Ties With Fischer Over Response To Protests Amina Elahi
Jun 4 Community LMPD Video ‘Puts Target On The Black Community,’ Organizer Says LMPD played a compilation video for reporters Thursday showing only Black people committing vandalism and looting during protests. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 4 Community LMPD Video ‘Puts Target On The Black Community,’ Organizer Says Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 3 Metro Louisville In David McAtee Video, New Evidence And New Questions “This video does not provide all the answers, but we are releasing it to provide transparency," the acting chief said. "It does not answer every question, including why did he fire and where were police at the time he fired?” By Amina Elahi Jun 3 Metro Louisville In David McAtee Video, New Evidence And New Questions Amina Elahi
May 31 Community Black Lives Matter Holds ‘Healing Ceremony’ In Downtown Louisville More than 200 people attended the rally Sunday afternoon. The group wants the mayor to fire officers involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting. By Ryland Barton May 31 Community Black Lives Matter Holds 'Healing Ceremony' In Downtown Louisville Ryland Barton
May 22 Metro Louisville Officers Accused Of Failing To Help Domestic Violence Victim Before Murder Two Louisville police officers have been charged with failing to give “proper assistance” to a domestic violence victim who was later murdered. By Eleanor Klibanoff May 22 Metro Louisville Officers Accused Of Failing To Help Victim Before Murder Eleanor Klibanoff
Dec 26 Metro Louisville Fischer: Restaurant Tax ‘Relatively Easy’ Option For Covering Pension Obligation Mayor Fischer said the easiest option would be a 3 % restaurant tax, which could cover most of the city's pension costs for a few years. By Amina Elahi Dec 26 Metro Louisville Fischer: Restaurant Tax Could Cover City's Pensions Costs Amina Elahi
Sep 23 Investigations Conviction Or Not, Seized Cash Is ‘Cost of Doing Business’ In Louisville Money seized through asset forfeiture provides leverage in resolving drug trafficking cases and has become an ingrained aspect of the justice system in Louisville, our investigation found. By Jacob Ryan Sep 23 Investigations Conviction Or Not, Seized Cash Is ‘Cost of Doing Business’ In Louisville Jacob Ryan
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