Talk:Louisville Metro Police Department

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To-do list for Louisville Metro Police Department: edit · history · watch · refresh
  • Expand history of Jefferson County Police Department
  • Expand controversies (e.g., police shootings, etc.)
  • Recent crime statistics
  • More detailed information on various units (Crimes Against Children, Special Victims, etc.)
  • Current relationship between LMPD and metro council/mayor.

[edit] To-do List

As my main sources are somewhat limited, either by nature (the LMPD website) or date (the Encyclopedia of Louisville was printed in 2001), there are somethings lacking to make this a "complete" article. Here is what comes to mind immediately. Feel free to add to this list.

  • Expand history of Jefferson County Police Department
  • Include recent controversies (e.g., police shootings, etc.)
  • Recent crime statistics
  • More detailed information on various units (Crimes Against Children, Special Victims, etc.)
  • Current relationship between LMPD and metro council/mayor.

--Braindrain0000 01:34, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Controversies

I have added rough coverage of the Newby shooting/trial. That's the obvious one I think, the other two to mention might be Erik Wolfe (the bargoer cops were convicted of taking somewhere and beating) and maybe Adrian Garner, who said he was beaten in jail. Not sure if those really are "as important", Newby got 170 results when I searched for his exact name in the CJ archives, the other 2 got about 10 each.

Anyway improvements are welcome, as always. --W.marsh 23:38, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Another major controversy was the police shooting of James Edward Taylor, the black man who was shot while he was in handcuffs. I believe this happened a short time before LMPD took over from LPD. But it was definitely a major controversy. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 00:40, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

I've added the skating rink thing. I probably jumped the gun, if no one remembers this as being particularly important after a few months, it should probably be removed. --W.marsh 17:23, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

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