The Metro Nashville Police Department will employ a “Drone as First Responder” trial program around the Madison precinct.
Nashville’s Family Safety Center marks five years of working with survivors of domestic and sexual violence
About 200 people gathered at Nashville’s Family Safety Center to observe its fifth anniversary working with victims of domestic and sexual violence, child and elder abuse, and human trafficking. Since opening in 2019, they’ve received over 55,000 in-person and remote visits from survivors.
Seven Nashville police officers have been taken out of the field, following a leak of Covenant shooting documents
Nashville’s police department has taken multiple officers out of the field, after an apparent leak of journal pages left by the assailant of the Covenant School shooting.
John Drake Jr., son of Nashville’s police chief, found dead after three-day manhunt
Two La Vergne police officers were shot while investigating a potential stolen vehicle on Saturday, Oct. 21. Police identified John Drake Jr. as the suspect, triggering a statewide law enforcement response and placing him at the top of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s “Most Wanted” list.
Covenant School parents do not want the assailant’s writings released, so Metro is seeking to delay the hearing on them
Metro Nashville Police say they will not be releasing documents related to the Covenant School shooting anytime soon, as gun rights groups and Republican politicians call for their release.
Calls mount for the release of writings retrieved from the Covenant School shooter’s home
Although the investigation by the FBI and the Metro Nashville Police Department is still underway, Gov. Bill Lee and other elected officials are calling for writings left behind by the perpetrator to be made public.
6 people, including children, were fatally shot at a Green Hills school. Police say the shooter is also dead.
Six people, including three students, are dead following a shooting at Covenant School in Green Hills on Monday morning.
Women are underrepresented in Nashville police. Could ballot Amendment 2 help?
Right now, people who want to become police officers in Nashville are subject to standards based off the military. There are height and weight requirements, and health history requirements.
Nashville police chief chases separate priorities — building trust and fighting crime — as he shuffles up the department
Reshuffling of the leadership and new policing initiatives have become the norm since John Drake became Nashville’s top cop a little over a year ago.
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