Many large cities track the number of times police officers lay hands on civilians, but until this year Nashville did not. The change in reporting requirements has caused a balloon in use-of-force numbers.
‘It could wait.’ Police oversight board calls on Nashville to slow the rollout of license plate readers.
The board’s leader says it’s imperative that both it and the public are aware of the city’s policies surrounding license plate readers, before the program is launched.
Metro Police completes audit of body camera footage, but its community oversight board wants changes moving forward
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.
More than 300 body camera videos are under review by MNPD for improper editing
The Metro Nashville Police Department is currently reviewing more than 300 recordings from police body cameras for improperly edited footage.
MNPD now says it will review body camera footage for improperly censored language, after all
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.
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.
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