Greenpointers face a difficult question: when someone with serious mental illness poses a threat, what’s the best way to keep both the person and the community safe?

New data shows almost as many NYPD car stops last year as there were pedestrian stops at the height of the stop-and-frisk era.

The Legal Aid Society’s Law Enforcement Look Up includes thousands of NYPD, DOC records.

Greenpointers face a difficult question: when someone with serious mental illness poses a threat, what’s the best way to keep both the person and the community safe?

With decades-old misconduct and officers with multiple cases driving high payouts, New York City is on track to spend far more on lawsuits against NYPD officers this year than any other year in...

The total is the highest in recent years, driven in part by multimillion-dollar settlements.

A memo outlines decades of serious mental illness.

Jordan Neely, 30, was a Michael Jackson impersonator who had performed on subway platforms for years. He died after being put in the chokehold.

After two years of paperwork and phone calls and visits to countless government buildings, Milton Thomas was about ready to give up. But outside the Davidson

Prosecutors said Rebecca Hillman ignored a detainee as he threatened to take his own life and he died in his cell. She could face up to four years in prison.

The programs aim to resolve conflict while avoiding student suspensions and arrests.

Joseph Franco could spend up to seven years in prison if convicted.

The police department has shelled out nearly $68 million so far this year.

About 600 inmates and staff have since tested positive for the virus, making the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex one of the largest hotspots in the country.

Lawmakers are pushing for a unique code to ID gun stores, like the ones used for everything from grocers to antique shops.

The Metro Nashville Police Department has launched a data dashboard to share information about crime and policing. Police Chief John Drake says the goal

The mayor and the police union are also calling for a “thorough” investigation of the incident.

“We were afraid for his well-being,” she said.

In the past year, WPLN News and APM Reports have reviewed thousands of pages of public records and a decade’s worth of disciplinary data. Reporters have also interviewed more than 20 current and...

Nineteen current and former Metro Nashville Police officers say they have been sexually assaulted, harassed or discriminated against because of their gender or

Another round of mass testing has uncovered nearly 1,000 cases of the coronavirus at a Tennessee prison, with more results coming. CoreCivic, which manages t

The incidents hint at the challenges of navigating a world where more people are likely to carry guns.

It was not the first time former NYPD Sgt. Adrian Dejesus pleaded guilty to a crime.

As states broaden legal gun ownership, perceived threats to police can increase. Tennessee reports more shootings involving police.

The administrative trial could result in lost vacation days or termination.

Some children who are sexually abused may turn to crime if they don't find help. A young man in Tennessee is opening up about his own abuse and the trouble that followed as a way to help others.

Rethinking The Police Academy A special series about how Nashville trains its police officers — and who gets left out

Thousands of people filled Nashville's streets Thursday for a peaceful protest against police brutality. Almost all of them were teens. And as they marched t

A Tennessee man who is scheduled for execution this December is asking the state to give him one more chance to prove his innocence. Pervis Payne was sen

The number of Tennesseans who can't vote because of a felony conviction has risen since 2016 — despite a national trend in the opposite direction — accordin

The 4% cut comes one day after the City Council called on the mayor to increase spending.

Andrew Delke's attorney argues it would be too difficult to find 12 local jurors in Nashville without an opinion on the case, especially after Daniel Hambrick's death became a rallying cry.

The highest ranking Black female officer in the Metro Nashville Police Department has turned in her badge after nearly 28 years. Her departure comes amid heightened scrutiny of MNPD leadership, as a...

The group wants MNPD to expand its new ban on chokeholds to include other types of neck restraints. They also want the department to require de-escalation before officers use force and more specific...

Lawsuit against the gunmaker could be the first of many in New York.