Racial justice advocates in Nashville and around the country share a common grievance: Police, they argue, treat African-Americans differently. Nashville, though, hasn’t seen a recent high-profile police shooting or a traffic stop spiral into tragedy. Metro Police Chief Steve Anderson…
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Local Cops Set Standard for Peaceful Response to BLM Tactics
Police in several major Tennessee cities have indicated they made a concerted effort to avoid arrests and maintain peace during recent Black Lives Matter protests. Media outlets report most events in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga in response to last…
Read MoreAG Admits Red Light Cameras Are Illegal
Police have used red light cameras for years in Middle Tennessee to catch people breaking the law, but now a legal opinion from the state’s top lawyer says he thinks the companies that run those cameras may not be following…
Read MoreShock: 2,000 Rape Kits Still Untested by TBI
Tennessee is dealing with a backlog on thousands of sexual assault kits. “Tennessee is not the only state dealing with this issue,” explained Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine. In fact, it’s an issue in many states, but here…
Read MoreHow Cops Twist the Law to Pursue Drug Suspects
Around 10 p.m. on April 14, 2011, two Metro police officers from the North Precinct’s Crime Suppression Unit approached the front door of a brick home just off Buena Vista Pike. They wore raid vests, according to court documents: “black…
Read MoreMeet the Police Unit Known As “The Ghetto Bird”
Black and silver blades whipped though the air, creating a crescendo as the sleek blue helicopter’s two-man crew prepared for take off in North Nashville. South of the city, Metro police auto theft detectives using GPS coordinates to track a…
Read MoreHouse GOP Votes to Conceal Police Misconduct; Keep Records from Taxpayers
Legislation produced and given quick initial approval by a state House panel last week would prohibit public disclosure of most body camera recordings made by Tennessee law enforcement officers for at least a year — and potentially keep video of…
Read MoreWife of Man Murdered by AZ Cop Wants Justice
The widow of a former Nashville resident fatally shot by a police officer in Arizona has spoken out and demanded answers. Hillwood High School graduate Daniel Shaver, 26, was killed in January, but his wife said she still doesn’t have…
Read MoreClarksville Police: Taking Photos in Public Now a Crime
A Clarksville man was arrested Tuesday after a frightened woman told police he followed her around a Clarksville store for 20 minutes apparently taking photos of her. Clarksville Police arrived at Hobby Lobby at 11:21 a.m. and met the woman…
Read MoreViolent Cop Haters Furious Cops Won’t Protect Them
The Black Panther Party is calling some Metro officers “pathetic” for their stance on Beyoncé. The Fraternal Order of Police is urging officers not to volunteer to do security for the star’s concert here in May. This follows Beyoncé’s controversial…
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