The Metro Nashville Police Department has completed its review of body camera footage that was sent to the Community Oversight Board in past investigations. The department was looking for instances where videos were improperly edited.
MNPD has no record of how much body camera footage was improperly edited. The oversight board says ‘it’s eroding trust.’
A Metro Nashville Police Department internal investigation found that two employees removed swearing from body camera videos without permission. But the department has no record of how much footage was improperly edited, and has no plans to do an audit to find out.
Internal investigation shows editing of MNPD body camera footage was more widespread than claimed
A Metro Nashville Police Department internal investigation, obtained by WPLN News this week, revealed that more than one employee was altering body camera footage without permission.
Nashville’s police oversight board recommends body camera audit after incident with edited footage
Nashville’s Community Oversight Board has more questions about the circumstances surrounding an edited body camera video. An MNPD IT employee removed swearing from body camera footage before giving it to the board for investigation.
Nashville Police gave the community oversight board edited body camera footage. That’s raising questions about transparency.
A Metro Nashville Police Department employee tampered with body camera footage before passing it on to the Community Oversight Board. It’s the latest tension in the relationship between the police department and the board tasked with overseeing them.
MNPD says some camera footage is missing from at least 180 arrests or citations
Some of the footage from Nashville police’s body-worn and in-car cameras was lost, in what the department says was a server transfer error. In total, MNPD says videos from at least 183 arrests or citations, as well as 543 other incidents over the last year were incomplete.
Tennessee lawmakers aim to take oversight of police technology away from local governments
The battle over police reform is heating up once again in Tennessee. Legislators now want to control what they call “criminal justice technology” — like body cameras and facial recognition.
Surveillance Or Safety Tool? Nashville Starts To Consider Whether Police Should Use License Plate Readers
Many U.S. police departments track cars with special cameras known as license plate readers. Now, Nashville police and some members of Metro Council want in on the technology. But that’s sparked a debate about privacy and police overreach.
Nashville’s New Police Chief Pledges Transparency After Body Camera Footage Captures In-Custody Death
A man died last week shortly after Nashville police arrested him, but unlike past in-custody deaths, nearly the whole incident appears to have been caught on body camera. Reporters were shown the footage at police headquarters Thursday.
Nashville Police Chief Says Department Takes Full Blame For Wrongful Apartment Raid
The Metro Nashville Police Department has placed three officers on desk duty while it investigates the wrongful raid of a woman’s home early Tuesday morning.
On Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM