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Nashville’s community oversight board looks for a path forward after Gov. Bill Lee signs a bill abolishing it

Rose Gilbert

May 18, 2023

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The Nashville Community Oversight Board is made up of 11 members who are appointed by a combination of the mayor’s office, Metro Council and community input. People bring them complaints of police misconduct, and the board conducts an independent investigation.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Daniel Hambrick, Jocques Clemmons, Metro Nashville Police Department, Nashville Metro Council, tennessee state legislature

Where can families turn after losing a loved one in a police shooting?

Paige Pfleger

May 25, 2022

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Losing a family member suddenly and unexpectedly is difficult. But that experience can feel magnified if that loved one is killed by the people tasked to protect us – law enforcement.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Daniel Hambrick, Jocques Clemmons, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD

What Happens When New Building Occupants Aren’t Sure They Want To Keep A Mural Of Police Shooting Victims?

Paige Pfleger

June 3, 2021

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Portraits of four people killed by police loom larger than life on a building just south of downtown Nashville. But new owners faced a choice: keep the mural and alter their renovation plans, or remove it and risk alienating their new neighbors.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Daniel Hambrick, Jocques Clemmons, murals, public art

After 4 Shootings Involving Police In 2 Months, Nashville Activists Call For More Radical Change

Samantha Max

March 22, 2021

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The spate of violent interactions comes at an inflection point for policing in the city: a new chief, a stronger-than-ever Community Oversight Board and mounting questions about the future of policing.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Gideon's Army, Jocques Clemmons, John Drake, Metro Nashville Police Department

Nashville Police Officer Who Shot Man Has History Of Force And Praise For Arrests, Records Show

Samantha Max

February 11, 2021

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As authorities investigate a recent shooting by a Nashville police officer, records show his prior instances of using force were always justified by the department. And his proactive policing led to internal praise.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Jocques Clemmons, John Drake, Joshua Lippert, Metro Nashville Police Department, Steve Anderson

Middle Tennessee Teens Mobilized Thousands To Protest George Floyd’s Death. Now They’re Learning About Local Killings By Police.

Samantha Max

July 26, 2020

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On the two-year anniversary of the death of a Nashville man who by police, six teen activists who have been at the forefront of recent Black Lives Matter protests are learning where their own hometown fits within the national narrative about police brutality and racial justice.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Delke, Black Lives Matter, Daniel Hambrick, Jocques Clemmons, protest

Loved Ones And Activists Mourn The Deaths Of Two Nashville Men Killed By City Police

Samantha Max

July 21, 2020

Candlelight flickered across Public Square Park Tuesday night at a vigil mourning the deaths of two Nashville men killed by local police officers.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Daniel Hambrick, Jocques Clemmons, Metro Nashville Police Department

As Nationwide Protests Against Police Brutality Make Their Way To Nashville, Officials And Activists Respond

Samantha Max

May 29, 2020

As protests spread throughout the country in the wake of recent high-profile killings by police officers, Nashville is gearing up for its own demonstrations this weekend.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Delke, Bill Lee, Daniel Hambrick, Fraternal Order of Police, Jocques Clemmons, Metro Nashville Police Department, Steve Anderson

Activists Say They’re Tired Of Body Cameras Getting ‘Budget Cut’

Samantha Max

December 3, 2019

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 […]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: body cameras, budget, Glenn Funk, Jocques Clemmons, John Cooper, Metro Nashville Police Department, Nashville Metro Council

Three Years, Three Mayors, And Still No Body Cameras In Nashville. What Happened?

Samantha Max

November 25, 2019

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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: body cameras, Daniel Hambrick, David Briley, Glenn Funk, Jocques Clemmons, Megan Barry, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, Steve Anderson

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