A retired Metro Nashville Police lieutenant has filed a 61-page complaint containing dozens of allegations related to what he describes as MNPD’s lack of transparency and resistance to accountability. WPLN News sat down with the retired officer to learn more.
Nashville police must report their use of force to Metro Council quarterly under new policy
Nashville’s Metro Council passed legislation Tuesday requiring the city’s police to provide quarterly use of force reports to the body.
Program pairing police officers with mental health clinicians will now cover entire Davidson County
The Metro Nashville Police Department’s Partners in Care program, which pairs officers with experts from the Mental Health Cooperative, goes county-wide today.
Being HIV-positive will no longer automatically disqualify Nashville police candidates
A former Memphis officer of the year sued the city of Nashville last year. Using the pseudonym John Doe, he claimed Nashville police discriminated against him in 2020 when they rescinded a job offer upon learning that he had HIV.
Missing college student’s body found in Cumberland River; no foul play suspected
Police previously said the 22-year-old Strain was last seen just before 10 p.m. on March 8 after drinking downtown. A massive search had been underway ever since, with just small clues available to help investigators trying to find him.
No survivors in West Nashville airplane crash that temporarily shut down I-40
A small, single-engine airplane crashed on Monday night in West Nashville. Officials say that all five people onboard died.
Fusus, the controversial police surveillance contract, has been removed from Nashville’s Metro Council agenda
Nashville’s Metro Council will no longer consider the police surveillance contract they were set to take up at Tuesday’s meeting. Council members announced Monday that the legislation would be withdrawn. The Metro Nashville Police Department has also halted their usage of the program.
MNPD ends investigation into leaked Covenant shooting documents — with no answers
Nashville police have ended the investigation into who leaked documents related to the Covenant School shooting — without an answer as to how three pages of the assailant’s journal ended up in the hands of a conservative YouTuber.
By rejecting contract for new Tasers, Nashville’s city council teases a new approach on police funding
“MNPD is the only department that we have refused to say ‘no’ to, and we treat them as if they have unfettered access to the coffers,” said Councilmember Delishia Porterfield.
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.
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