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community oversight board

Metro Police completes audit of body camera footage, but its community oversight board wants changes moving forward

By Paige Pfleger

September 29, 2022

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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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: body cameras, community oversight board, MNPD

More than 300 body camera videos are under review by MNPD for improper editing

By Anna Gallegos-Cannon

September 14, 2022

Nashville police body cameras
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The Metro Nashville Police Department is currently reviewing more than 300 recordings from police body cameras for improperly edited footage.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, News Hits, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD

MNPD now says it will review body camera footage for improperly censored language, after all

By Paige Pfleger

August 17, 2022

The Metro Nashville Police Department will conduct a review of body camera footage to find out if there were more instances of objectionable language being censored.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Don Aaron, Jill Fitcheard, MNPD

MNPD has no record of how much body camera footage was improperly edited. The oversight board says ‘it’s eroding trust.’

By Paige Pfleger

August 17, 2022

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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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: body cameras, community oversight board, Jill Fitcheard, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, Nashville police

Internal investigation shows editing of MNPD body camera footage was more widespread than claimed

By Paige Pfleger

August 5, 2022

Nashville police body cameras
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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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: body cameras, community oversight board, MNPD

Nashville’s police oversight board recommends body camera audit after incident with edited footage

By Paige Pfleger

July 28, 2022

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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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: body cameras, community oversight board, MNPD

Nashville Police gave the community oversight board edited body camera footage. That’s raising questions about transparency.

By Paige Pfleger

July 21, 2022

Nashville police body cameras

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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: body cameras, community oversight board, MNPD

Should there be stricter rules to change Nashville’s constitution? Residents will decide in August

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

May 6, 2022

Nashville residents will head to the polls in August to decide if changes should be made to the city’s constitution.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, charter amendment, community oversight board, election, Metro Government, referendum

Nashville’s community oversight board could gain access to license plate reader data

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

March 2, 2022

Nashville’s police oversight board could have power to monitor use of license plate readers if a new bill passes the city council.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, license plate readers, Metro Government

Who will fill three open seats on Nashville’s police oversight board? Here are the nominees.

By Samantha Max

February 14, 2022

Nashville’s Metro Council will vote Tuesday night to fill several open seats on the watchdog board that oversees the police department.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Metro Nashville Police Department

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