Top Story
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
LMPD’s Top Warrant Cop Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Questionable Tactics
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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.
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.”
While Other Cities Introduce Police Chief Finalists, Louisville’s List Is Secret
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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.
Criminal Justice
Louisville Police Change Warrant Form, Improve Transparency
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The LMPD made the change shortly after KyCIR and WDRB reported the state issued the new forms — and LMPD wasn’t using it.
Top Story
As Louisville Leaders Push Reform, Police And Prosecutors Push Back
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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.
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.
After Louisville Police Shooting Deaths, Cases Quietly Closed
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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.
Criminal Justice
Enforcing ‘No Guns’ Order In Ky. Relies On Defendant’s Honor System
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When a judge ordered Brett Hankison not to possess any guns, it was up to him to give them up.
Breonna Taylor
Breonna Taylor Deal Promises Reform LMPD Said They Did Years Ago
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As part of its historic, $12 million settlement with the family of Breonna Taylor, Louisville has agreed to implement several major police reforms, including creating an early warning system to identify officer behavioral trends to prevent misconduct. This is not the first time the city has made such a promise. In the wake of police shootings and as a response to critical audits, the Louisville Metro Police Department has frequently asserted that it already has such a system, or is on the cusp of implementing one. The current LMPD policy manual says it is actively using such a system. But it’s not, a joint investigation by Newsy and the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting has found.