Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/tag/lmpd/)
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.
The circumstances of the case bear striking similarities to the investigation and subsequent raid that resulted in the police killing of Breonna Taylor.
The day after the Department of Justice announced its Louisville civil rights investigation, they delivered a huge records request to Metro government. Here’s what they asked for.
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.
Activists say if community members aren’t allowed into the current negotiations, it could be five years or more before the chance comes again.
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 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.”
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 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.