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The model city: Inside LMPD’s failure to reform itself
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Louisville portrayed itself as a police department that would show the rest of the country how to reform. That facade came crumbling down in 2020.
Criminal Justice
Lawsuit: LMPD Detective Alleges Retaliation For Reporting Sex Crime
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In court records, Det. Jason Moseley says that a woman alleged a fellow detective sexually assaulted her — and he got demoted for reporting it.
Criminal Justice
LMPD Officer Recently Arrested For Domestic Violence Has History Of Similar Allegations
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Before he was arrested earlier this month for domestic violence, Louisville Metro Police Officer Harry Seeders had a long history of similar allegations. The police department was aware of this record when they hired him.
Criminal Justice
LMPD Cleared Top Warrant Detective Of Sexual Misconduct. Then, More Women Came Forward.
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The details of the 2016 allegations — and how little LMPD did with that information — raise additional questions about one of the department’s more prolific cops.
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Amid Calls For Transparency, City Agreed To Closed FOP Negotiations
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Activists say if community members aren’t allowed into the current negotiations, it could be five years or more before the chance comes again.
Criminal Justice
Kentucky State Police’s Top Recruiter Reassigned For Attending D.C. Trump Rally
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Capt. Michael Webb was reassigned on Jan. 8 from his position in the recruitment branch to the Inspections and Evaluations Branch.
Criminal Justice
A Year Before Fatal Encounter, LMPD Changed Policy On Shooting At Moving Vehicles
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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.”
State Police Investigating LMPD Shooting Despite Revoked Agreement
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The city and state police had an agreement dictating the terms of KSP investigating LMPD’s police shootings. But it was revoked, and no one is saying why.
Criminal Justice
Transparency Questions Follow KSP’s Handling Of LMPD Shooting
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The reform could have major repercussions for transparency and accountability — the exact issues this change was intended to address.
KyCIR Amplify: Tammy Riggs, On Waiting For Answers After LMPD Killed Her Son
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Tammy Riggs was at work when she got an alert on her phone from a local news station about a police shooting. She watched the station’s live video stream for hours. “And I didn’t know it was my son,” she said.