Wednesday 24th April 2024

Chicago firm to review Louisville’s police department

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mayor-greg-fisher

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has hired a Chicago firm to perform a comprehensive review of the city’s police department amid weeks of protests.  Fischer says in a statement that he firm Hillard Heintze will perform a “top-to-bottom review” of the Louisville Metro Police Department. Protests have continued for weeks to call for police reform after emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in her home on March 13. The firm will review the training in use of force and bias-free policing, among other things.

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