A Metro Nashville Police Department internal investigation found that two employees removed swearing from body camera videos without permission. But the department has no record of how much footage was improperly edited, and has no plans to do an audit to find out.
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.
Following the Uvalde shooting, police presence at Nashville schools will be at ‘highest levels ever’
Nashville high schools will have at least two permanent school resource officers, and magnets will have regular visits. A few middle schools have permanent SROs, and others will have rotating coverage.
MNPD says some camera footage is missing from at least 180 arrests or citations
Some of the footage from Nashville police’s body-worn and in-car cameras was lost, in what the department says was a server transfer error. In total, MNPD says videos from at least 183 arrests or citations, as well as 543 other incidents over the last year were incomplete.
Where can families turn after losing a loved one in a police shooting?
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.
Federal court says Nashville police sergeant can sue over supervisors’ alleged mistreatment
A female Nashville police sergeant has sued the department in federal court for violating her constitutional rights.
TBI report: Most people killed by law enforcement in Tennessee in 2021 were armed
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s latest reporting on law enforcement-related deaths reveals that most people killed by police were armed.
Nashville police say new Tasers will help de-escalate tense situations, but deadly force is still an option
Tasers are supposed to help officers stop someone without shooting them. That’s why the Metro Nashville Police Department is spending about $6 million for new ones.
Nashville is creating a team to respond to some 911 calls without police
Nashville is exploring a non-law enforcement option to respond to some emergency calls after the city was accepted to a federal program that will help officials create a new public safety unit.
Nashville police want residents to turn over unwanted guns
The Metro Nashville Police Department is asking anyone with a gun they don’t want to give it up — no questions asked.
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