After months of disputes, the relationship between the Metro Nashville Police Department and the Community Oversight Board is starting to thaw. Interim Police Chief John Drake told board members Wednesday night he wants to be a resource to the agency — not get in the way of its work.
Nashville Police Chief Says Department Takes Full Blame For Wrongful Apartment Raid
The Metro Nashville Police Department has placed three officers on desk duty while it investigates the wrongful raid of a woman’s home early Tuesday morning.
Police Brutality Protesters Rally Against Misconduct Within The Department
The People’s Plaza demonstrators have ended their weeks-long occupation across from the Capitol. But on Monday afternoon, they once again lined the steps of the plaza — this time in support of 25 current and former Metro Nashville Police officers who say they’ve been sexually assaulted or harassed.
Nashville Mayor Says His New Policing Commission Will Set The Agenda For The Next Chief
A diverse group of local leaders will be digging into the department’s training, policies and community interactions. But the commission, which has been in the works for a few weeks now, is already facing scrutiny.
Nashville Rewrites A 40-Year-Old Job Description For A New Kind Of Police Chief
The search is on for Nashville’s new police chief, and as the city seeks applicants from across the United States, officials are rewriting the requirements to fit the department’s current needs. WPLN News compared the new job description with the last one, written in 1980.
Nashville’s Interim Police Chief Says He’ll Take The Department In A Different Direction
Interim Chief John Drake has laid out a long to-do list he says he’s ready to tackle. But transforming the department won’t be easy.
Nashville Police Arrest Homeless Black Man In First Night Of Stricter Downtown Mask Enforcement
The Metro Nashville Police Department issued its first citation for a mask violation on Lower Broadway on Wednesday night. They cited and arrested a 61-year-old Black homeless man, promoting immediate criticism. The charge was later dropped.
Nashville Police Chief Leaving Post, Abruptly Accelerating His Planned Retirement
Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson is leaving his post at the end of the day, a sudden change on Thursday that rapidly accelerates his planned retirement.
Report: 19 Women Detail Toxic Work Environment, ‘Boys Club’ At The Nashville Police Department
Nineteen current and former Metro Nashville Police officers say they have been sexually assaulted, harassed or discriminated against because of their gender or race, according a former sex abuse detective who’s launched her own investigation.
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