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Nashville police whistleblower indicted over Covenant School records

Marianna Bacallao

May 6, 2025

A Metro Nashville police whistleblower has been indicted for stealing documents related to the Covenant School shooting, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Covenant, Covenant School, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, shooting

ICE arrests drivers in South Nashville, sparking outrage from local officials

Marianna Bacallao

May 4, 2025

Several drivers in South Nashville were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Saturday night, sparking outrage from activists and politicians.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 287(g), Aftyn Behn, Don Aaron, East Nashville, Freddie O'Connell, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, Nashville police, raid, sean parker, Tennessee Highway Patrol

Nashville enacts guardrails for future police surveillance technology contracts

Cynthia Abrams

March 21, 2025

With guardrails now in place, Nashville’s mayor is considering a new contract with police surveillance technology Fusus, which would need Metro Council approval.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: FUSUS, Metro Nashville Police Department, Metro Police, MNPD, Nashville Metro Council, Nashville police, Sandra Sepulveda

Fewer guns were stolen from cars in 2024 than in 2023, breaking a persistent Nashville trend

Paige Pfleger

January 13, 2025

National data shows that guns being stolen from cars is more prevalent in Tennessee’s cities than in other parts of the country.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Gun culture, gun laws, guns in trunks, MNPD

After a year of uncertainty, Nashville’s council rejects ‘Fusus’ police surveillance tool

Cynthia Abrams

December 5, 2024

Nashville Metro Council October 2023
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After nearly a year of debate, Nashville’s Metro Council has officially rejected Fusus, a police surveillance technology.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: FUSUS, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, Nashville Metro Council, Nashville police, police funding

1 dead, 9 injured after an exchange of gunfire near TSU homecoming

Catherine Sweeney

October 12, 2024

Back-and-forth gunfire broke out near Tennessee State University’s homecoming celebration as it was winding down Saturday afternoon, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: gun violence, MNPD, Tennessee State University

Advocates urge MNPD reforms after allegations of misconduct

Paige Pfleger

September 17, 2024

Council members and advocates are pushing for Metro Nashville Police to institute a zero-tolerance sexual misconduct policy.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, silent no longer

Tennessee Democrats condemn neo-Nazis who yelled slurs at Black children in downtown Nashville

Rose Gilbert

July 24, 2024

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White supremacists have made several appearances in Nashville over the past few weeks: marching with swastika flags, interrupting a Metro Council meeting and, last Saturday, screaming racial slurs at a group of young, Black boys who were playing drums downtown.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: G.A. Hardaway, hate groups, Justin Jones, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, Nashville police, neo-nazi, white supremacy

After prior pushback, Nashville police get funding for a new round of Tasers

Cynthia Abrams

June 22, 2024

Police tasers, and the debates they spur, returned to Nashville’s council chambers this week as members approved a $15 million contract to outfit the city’s police department with new models.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, Nashville Metro Council, police funding, Tasers

Nashville judge to rule on whether the Covenant School assailant’s journals go public

Marianna Bacallao

June 17, 2024

The judge had been prepared to release the ruling when a news outlet suing for the documents’ release published leaked pages of the assailant’s journal.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant, Covenant School, gun violence, Metro Law, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, shooting

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