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LMPD

Criminal Justice

Louisville police hone in on bus stop shooting suspect

By Jacob Ryan | November 1, 2021

Louisville Metro Police records filed with court officials provide new details in the murder investigation of 16-year-old Tyree Smith, who was killed in the early morning hours of Sept. 22nd while he waited for his school bus.

Criminal Justice

The model city: Inside LMPD’s failure to reform itself

By Eleanor Klibanoff of KyCIR and Carrie Cochran, Karen Rodriguez, Maia Rosenfeld and Maren Machles of Newsy | October 22, 2021

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

LMPD Officer Recently Arrested For Domestic Violence Has History Of Similar Allegations

By Eleanor Klibanoff | June 15, 2021

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

New Lawsuit Alleges Unlawful Search By Scandal-Ridden LMPD Officers

By Jacob Ryan | May 29, 2021

The circumstances of the case bear striking similarities to the investigation and subsequent raid that resulted in the police killing of Breonna Taylor.

Criminal Justice

What’s Under Scrutiny In LMPD Investigation? Basically Everything

By Jacob Ryan | May 21, 2021

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.

Criminal Justice

LMPD Cleared Top Warrant Detective Of Sexual Misconduct. Then, More Women Came Forward.

By Jason Riley and Travis Ragsdale, WDRB News, and Eleanor Klibanoff, KyCIR | April 15, 2021

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.

Top Story

Amid Calls For Transparency, City Agreed To Closed FOP Negotiations

By Eleanor Klibanoff | March 25, 2021

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

By Jacob Ryan and Eleanor Klibanoff, KyCIR and Jason Riley and Travis Ragsdale, WDRB News | February 4, 2021

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

By Eleanor Klibanoff | December 28, 2020

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

By Jacob Ryan | December 11, 2020

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.

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