Feb 5 Metro Louisville 2 LMPD Officers In Breonna Taylor Case Appeal Their Firings Detectives Myles Cosgrove and Joshua Jaynes, fired last month, have appealed to the Police Merit Board to review the decision. By Stephanie Wolf Feb 5 Metro Louisville 2 LMPD Officers In Breonna Taylor Case Appeal Firings Stephanie Wolf
Feb 4 Investigations LMPD’s Top Warrant Cop Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Questionable Tactics LMPD Detective Brian Bailey gets a lot of warrants. An analysis shows he relied heavily on confidential informants — two of whom he's been accused of sexually abusing. By Jacob Ryan , Jason Riley, WDRB News , , Travis Ragsdale, WDRB News and Eleanor Klibanoff Feb 4 Investigations LMPD’s Top Warrant Cop Accused Of Questionable Tactics Jacob Ryan, Jason Riley, WDRB News, , Travis Ragsdale, WDRB News and Eleanor Klibanoff
Feb 3 Metro Louisville Council Members Question LMPD Chief On White Supremacy, Violent Crime New LMPD chief Erika Shields told Metro Council members about her plans to address challenges facing the department. By Amina Elahi Feb 3 Metro Louisville Council Members Question New LMPD Chief On Priorities Amina Elahi
Jan 28 Metro Louisville Audit Finds LMPD In ‘Crisis,’ Recommends Broad Changes The independent review was meant to examine everything from police-civilian interactions to training policies. By Amina Elahi and Ryland Barton Jan 28 Metro Louisville Audit Finds LMPD In 'Crisis,' Recommends Broad Changes Amina Elahi and Ryland Barton
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