louisville, kentucky
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Louisville Black Man Accused of Driving With Drugs Gets Big Payday From the City
During the December 2018 incident, officers wrongly assumed that Marlo Brown was “probably f***ing driving around buying dope.”
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The Newest Development For the Cops Behind the Falsified Breonna Taylor Search Warrant Will Infuriate You
A federal judge reduced charges against former Louisville officers Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany.
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Louisville Corrections Officer Fired After Tasteless Video Mocking Breonna Taylor’s Death Surfaces
Former Louisville Metro Corrections officer Turhan Knight created a fake recruitment video making light of Taylor’s killing at Kentucky State Fair.
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Mayor of City Where Breonna Taylor Was Killed Apologizes for Systemic Racism Against Black People
Greg Fischer apologized “from me as a person and, more importantly, on behalf of the institution of the city government of Louisville.”
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Louisville Activist Charged In Shooting At Mayoral Candidate’s Headquarters
Democratic mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg says a bullet grazed his sweater during the Monday morning shooting at his Louisville headquarters.
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$100,000 Donation Launches Breonna Taylor Memorial Scholarship Fund
The endowment, donated by Thrive Causemetics, will go to nursing students at the University of Louisville.
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Black Cop Sues Louisville Metro Police Department; Alleges Racial Bias Plays a Role in Promotions and Assignments
In the year since Breonna Taylor was tragically killed by officers in the Louisville Metro Police Department, the law enforcement agency has been plagued with controversy after controversy. It doesn’t look like that’s going to change anytime soon, as an officer within the LMPD has filed a lawsuit alleging racial bias and discrimination within the…
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Independent Audit Breaks Down All the Ways the Louisville Metro Police Department Has Damaged Public Trust
It should come as no surprise, but the Louisville Metro Police Department is kind of the worst. A 150-page report commissioned by city officials in the wake of Breonna Taylor’s death has found that the department is plagued with a multitude of problems and is widely distrusted by communities of color. According to CNN the…
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3 More Louisville Metro Cops Under Investigation for Role in Breonna Taylor's Death
The Louisville Metro Police Department announced on Monday that its Professional Standards Unit is currently investigating six officers for their role in Breonna Taylor’s death. The Courier Journal reports the unit, which investigates whether officers have violated department policies, has launched a probe into the case. Should the officers be found to have violated department…
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Cop Kept His Job After Calling Teenage Black Girl a 'Wild Animal That Needs To Be Put Down'
New documents reveal that a Kentucky police officer who repeatedly made racist remarks on social media only received a slap on the wrist when his bosses discovered his publicly recurring bigotry. According to WDRB, former Louisville, Ky., police officer Brian Smith received a 30-day suspension without pay for violating the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department’s social…