Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/author/jacobryan/)
LMPD Detective Brian Bailey got more warrants than anyone else. An analysis shows he relied heavily on confidential informants — two of whom he’s been accused of sexually abusing.
The city banned no-knocks, but that doesn’t affect how LMPD uses “forced entry.” Records show they bust doors down an average of twice a week.
The city is breaking with its past practice and keeping finalists for the position secret — even as many other large cities are doing the opposite.
The judges met confidentially Tuesday and didn’t answer questions about the vote until Friday afternoon.
Court officials are saying their meeting, and minutes from that meeting, are confidential.
The proposal would overhaul the court’s process for issuing search warrants with the aim to boost transparency.
The LMPD made the change shortly after KyCIR and WDRB reported the state issued the new forms — and LMPD wasn’t using it.
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.
Law enforcement agencies in Kentucky have a new way to bring more transparency to the process of obtaining a search warrant, but police in Louisville aren’t using it.
When a judge ordered Brett Hankison not to possess any guns, it was up to him to give them up.