Nashville judges have denied a request to release almost all non-violent offenders from the county’s jails.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper Announces Yet Another Pilot Test Of Body Cameras Before Full Rollout
Nashville is testing body cameras, marking its third round of field trials in as many years. Mayor John Cooper announced Tuesday morning that the police department will begin a slow rollout in March, starting with two dozen officers in traffic-related units, and then dole out 20 more cameras in May, for a three-month beta testing […]
Activists Say They’re Tired Of Body Cameras Getting ‘Budget Cut’
Criminal justice reform advocates are proposing a new deadline for body cameras in Nashville. They want to see Metro Police officers wearing them by January. Outside the mayor’s office Tuesday night — and just before a Metro Council meeting — demonstrators urged local leaders to stop delaying the rollout, shouting “three years, three mayors, still […]
Judge Denies Nashville Police Officer’s Request For Out-Of-Town Jurors In Murder Trial
A Nashville judge has denied Metro Police Officer Andrew Delke’s request to bring in jurors from another county for his upcoming murder trial.
Three Years, Three Mayors, And Still No Body Cameras In Nashville. What Happened?
Missed deadlines. Three years’ worth. After countless public pledges to equip the Metro Nashville Police Department with body cameras, officers still aren’t wearing them. In the meantime, there have been two high-profile police shootings, further fueling calls for increased transparency in law enforcement.
A Metro Officer Is Charged With Criminal Homicide, But What Kind?
Listen When Nashville’s District Attorney’s office decided to seek a bench warrant for the arrest of Officer Andrew Delke, charging him with criminal homicide for the fatal shooting of Daniel Hambrick, it put into play a more winding legal process. It still needs to determine what type of homicide Delke will be charged with, if […]
A Metro Officer Is Charged With Criminal Homicide, But What Kind?
Listen When Nashville’s District Attorney’s office decided to seek a bench warrant for the arrest of Officer Andrew Delke, charging him with criminal homicide for the fatal shooting of Daniel Hambrick, it put into play a more winding legal process. It still needs to determine what type of homicide Delke will be charged with, if […]
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