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Fusus, the controversial police surveillance contract, has been removed from Nashville’s Metro Council agenda

By Cynthia Abrams

February 5, 2024

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 Council members announced Monday that the legislation would be withdrawn.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.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Metro Nashville Police Department, Metro Police, MNPD, Nashville Metro Council, surveillance, Tasers

What’s the fuss with Fusus?

By Elizabeth Burton

January 31, 2024

Listen

Somebody’s eyes are watching you.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs Tagged With: Delishia Porterfield, FUSUS, MNPD, Nashville Metro Council

Breaking down Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s $514M capital spending plan

By Cynthia Abrams

January 28, 2024

WeGo bus fleet Nashville

The plan’s top investments include education and city maintenance — such as upgrades to fire stations, libraries and greenways. It also devotes around $39 million to transit needs and $25 million toward early investments into the East Bank development.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Capital spending plan, East Bank, Freddie O'Connell, metro, Metro Government, MNPD, MNPS, MTA, NDOT, WeGo

What is going on with FUSUS?

By Elizabeth Burton

January 25, 2024

What’s going on with FUSUS? And how do you even say it?

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: FUSUS, MNPD, Nashville Metro Council, police, surveillance

Local Jewish organization says ‘we are not going to be intimidated’ after bomb threats

By Rose Gilbert

December 18, 2023

The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville announced that it and several other local Jewish organizations received emailed bomb threats on Sunday.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville, MNPD, Religon

MNPD ends investigation into leaked Covenant shooting documents — with no answers

By Marianna Bacallao

December 8, 2023

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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Glenn Funk, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD

Metro Nashville police officer fatally shoots man during a hostage situation

By Paige Pfleger

October 10, 2023

A Metro Nashville police officer shot and killed a man at a home in Antioch Monday night.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: MNPD, police shooting, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Nashville’s Metro Council jumps right into business in its first meeting of the term

By Cynthia Abrams

October 4, 2023

Nashville Metro Council October 2023

Nashville’s newly elected Metro Council wasted no time, as it kicked off its term Tuesday night.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Angie Henderson, District Council members, Freddie O'Connell, Hillsboro High School, Jeff Preptit, mayor, Metro Government, MNPD, MNPS, school resource officers, Seamus Purdy, SRO, SROs, vice mayor

Exploring Metro Nashville police lawsuits and settlements

By Elizabeth Burton

August 7, 2023

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In a perfect world, there is no need to sue your local police department. But we live in Nashville. 

Filed Under: Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD

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