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
Oct 28 Metro Louisville Two Grand Jurors in Taylor Case Criticize AG Cameron, LMPD On National TV The grand jurors described the actions of LMPD officers the night of Breonna Taylor's death as “negligent” and “criminal.” By John Boyle Oct 28 Metro Louisville Two Grand Jurors in Taylor Case Criticize AG Cameron, LMPD On National TV John Boyle
Oct 20 Investigations After Louisville Police Shooting Deaths, Cases Quietly Closed Usually, when LMPD kills someone, families are left entirely in the dark about how the police are handling the case, an investigation by Newsy and the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting found. By Eleanor Klibanoff and Carrie Cochran, Karen Rodriguez, Maia Rosenfeld and Maren Machles of Newsy Oct 20 Investigations After Louisville Police Shooting Deaths, Cases Quietly Closed Eleanor Klibanoff and Carrie Cochran, Karen Rodriguez, Maia Rosenfeld and Maren Machles of Newsy
Oct 15 Investigations Enforcing ‘No Guns’ Order In Ky. Relies On Defendant’s Honor System When a judge ordered Brett Hankison not to possess any guns, it was up to him to give them up. By Jacob Ryan Oct 15 Investigations Enforcing ‘No Guns’ Order In Ky. Relies On Defendant’s Honor System Jacob Ryan
Oct 13 Metro Louisville Council Members Question Proposed Short-Term Police Contract The contract includes just one of the reforms agreed to between the city and the family of Breonna Taylor. By Amina Elahi Oct 13 Metro Louisville Council Members Question Proposed Short-Term Police Contract Amina Elahi
Oct 12 Metro Louisville Basketball Game Near Jefferson Square Spurs Clash With Police, 4 Arrests Like so many interactions between young Black men and police, this one started over a basketball hoop. It ended with four arrests, including Rosie Henderson — a protest organizer known for her kind demeanor, calming presence and for caretaking the Breonna Taylor memorial. The way Louisville Metro Police told it, they arrested four people in […] By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 12 Metro Louisville Basketball Game Near Jefferson Square Spurs Clash With Police, 4 Arrests Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 7 Community LMPD’s Breonna Taylor File Offers Most Comprehensive Record Of Shooting Thus Far In a statement, Mayor Greg Fischer warned that some images and information contained in the files are “traumatic and pain By Amina Elahi Oct 7 Community LMPD’s Breonna Taylor File Offers Most Comprehensive Record Of Shooting Thus Far Amina Elahi
Oct 7 Investigations LMPD Investigative File Sheds Light On Breonna Taylor Warrant The officer who obtained the search warrant acknowledged that neither he nor another LMPD officer verified the information in the search warrant directly with a postal inspector. By Eleanor Klibanoff and Graham Ambrose Oct 7 Investigations LMPD Investigative File Sheds Light On Breonna Taylor Warrant Eleanor Klibanoff and Graham Ambrose