The report shows a sharp increase in use of force cases in 2019, and then again in 2022, spikes that reflect two major policy changes in how officers report use of force incidents.
Metro Council approves funds for shatter-resistant glass, improved radio systems at Nashville schools after Covenant shooting
Nashville’s Metro Council has approved $6.5 million in funding to improve radio communications between schools and police and install shatter-resistant protection on glass across the district.
Police in schools, building security are top concerns in the first of three meetings on gun violence after the Covenant shooting
Staffing up police in schools, hardening buildings and more training for employees are just a handful of ways Nashville is responding to the Covenant School shooting.
Nashville police detective injured in shooting; officers fatally shoot suspect
Det. Donovan Coble was hospitalized with a gunshot to his ribs and was last listed in critical-stable condition.
Nashville’s community oversight board looks for a path forward after Gov. Bill Lee signs a bill abolishing it
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.
Metro is turning over the Covenant assailant’s writings to a judge. But that doesn’t mean the documents will go public.
Nashville Police is submitting the Covenant school assailant’s writings to a judge for review, in accordance with a court order. It’s the latest move in a court battle over how much of the documents in the Covenant School shooting case should be publicly released.
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.
After a report showed long 911 wait times, Nashville police excluded more than 22,000 calls from its data
Nashville’s police department is recalculating response times for 911 calls going back several years. The move follows a recent report from the Community Oversight Board that found that wait times were twice as long — or even three times longer — than previous years.
Nashville man cleared of murder after ‘a failure at every level of local law enforcement’ kept him imprisoned for 10 years
After nearly 22 years, Paul Shane Garrett was exonerated for murder. But why did it take the criminal justice system that long to clear an innocent man’s name?
Metro Nashville Police officers shoot and kill man in North Nashville
Edited video was released by the Metro Nashville Police Department early Monday morning. Metro Nashville Community Oversight says it is reviewing the incident.