Some news: For the past 2 years, we've been working on a really ambitious investigation into Louisville's Police Department. The investigation, which is divided into two separate hours—one about sexual assault, another about search warrants—is finally airing tonight and tomorrow The first part focuses on a pattern of sexual misconduct by officers, and repeated failure of LMPD to take allegations seriously. By not thoroughly investigating complaints, LMPD has allowed problem officers to continue acting unchecked, and in some cases, victimize more women

Ever since law enforcement killed David McAtee, the beloved owner of a popular Louisville BBQ joint, police have made it seem like it was just an honest mistake. But there's more to the story. Much more.

Please read and share our investigation vice.com/en/article/5db… Here's our investigative documentary, which was just published online

Inside the Deadly Louisville Police 'Power Play' That Killed David McAtee:

New: LMPD Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly filed counter claims against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker for battery, assault, and intentional emotional distress. He and his lawyer seem to be swinging for the fences here. They want punishment for Walker and money for damages Here's the battery claim. It says Walker shot Mattingly "willingly or maliciously," and that Mattingly is entitled to compensatory damages and punitive damages

Breaking: A judge has ruled in favor of the anonymous Breonna Taylor grand juror, meaning the juror CAN speak publicly about the grand jury proceedings

“This Court finds that the traditional justification for secrecy in this matter are no longer relevant" " IT IS HEREBY ORDERED Anonymous Grand Juror #1's motion to release grand jury proceedings is GRANTED...Any participant in those proceedings, including grand jurors, may disclose such information, subject to the trial court's order regarding"

Our documentary on Breonna Taylor’s case is now up online. We recreated the night Breonna Taylor's was killed using previously unreleased body camera footage, video of officer interviews, internal documents and much more The doc gives a much more complete sense of what happened the night she was killed, including the immediate chaos, the long list of serious policy violations, the complete mess of a crime scene, and the inconsistencies and contradictions in testimonies by the officers involved

We obtained hundreds of hours of body cams/officer interviews, as well as thousands of documents related to Breonna Taylor’s death. And they tell a more complicated story than the public heard

A lot of hard work went into our, documentary which airs tonight. I hope you’ll watch

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The Special will show in more detail than has previously been made public what happened on the night Breonna Taylor died, and compare it to what the grand jury heard. It airs at 11pm EST on VICE, and will be available online afterwards. I’ll share the link as soon as it’s live

We have the grand jury tapes from Breonna Taylor’s case In case it wasn’t already obvious, we also have a lot of the investigative file on Breonna Taylor’s case that was compiled by LMPD and sent to the Kentucky Attorney General’s office

A day after Kentucky AG Cameron agrees to release grand jury recordings in Breona Taylor’s case, Cameron doubles back, asks to delay their release wdrb.com/in-depth/kentu… Here’s the first page of AG Cameron’s request to delay the release of the grand jury recordings in Breonna Taylor’s case

Breaking: Multiple Louisville SWAT Team Members Told Investigators They Had Serious Concerns About Raid on Breonna Taylor’s Apartment vice.com/en_us/article/… Two months after police killed Breonna Taylor while executing a search warrant on her apartment in the middle of the night, a Louisville SWAT commander told investigators he had serious concerns about how the deadly raid was carried out (and a lot more)

Breaking: New Body-Cam Footage Raises Questions About Breonna Taylor Death Investigation vice.com/en_us/article/… The footage, which has not previously been made public. It shows officers appearing to break multiple department policies and raises questions about the integrity not only of the crime scene but of the ensuing investigation into what happened that night

Breaking: The Only Witness Who Heard Police Announce Themselves at Breonna Taylor’s Door Changed His Story vice.com/en_us/article/… When AG Cameron announced no charges would be brought in direct connection w Breonna Taylor’s death, he underscored the officers executing a search warrant that night did identify themselves at Taylor’s door, pointing to a witness who corroborated the officers’ version of events

Breaking Breonna Taylor news: The initial ballistics report that was included in the investigative file given to the attorney general’s office by LMPD failed to prove Taylor’s boyfriend fired the bullet that hit LMPD officer Sgt. Mattingly vice.com/en_us/article/… A portion of the report, which references the bullet believed to have hit Mattingly, concludes “due to limited markings of comparative value, [the] item was neither identified nor eliminated as having been fired from #45,” which corresponds to the magazine found in Walker’s gun

New: LMPD Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly (who is being investigated as part of Breonna Taylor’s case) sent an email to around 1,000 officers at 2am that calls protestors thugs, complains about the government enforcing civil rights violations, and claims this is "good versus evil” The section about the enforcement of civil rights violations is particularly jarring. "..the department and FBI (who aren't cops and would piss their pants if they had to hold the line) go after you for civil rights violations."

Breaking: Police knew there might be another person—and a gun—at Breonna Taylor's home, despite claims by LMPD suggesting they had no reason to believe her boyfriend Kenneth Walker would be there vice.com/en_us/article/… A day before the raid, a detective involved in the investigation requested intelligence on Walker, according to a source w knowledge. The intelligence was provided that same day and included a picture of Walker and Taylor together. It also showed Walker legally owned a handgun

Breaking: At least one of the officers involved in the raid on Breonna Taylor's apartment was wearing a body camera. And at least one more was pictured wearing a body camera holder after the raid vice.com/en_us/article/… This contradicts statements by the Louisville Metro Police Department that the officers involved do not wear body cameras. The department has also said there is no body camera footage from the raid. It’s unclear if the camera present was turned on during the raid

On Tuesday, we were told Breonna Taylor’s ex-boyfriend Jamarcus Glover was offered a plea deal, which would have required him to say that Taylor was part of his drug operation. Just now, the family’s attorney shared a picture of a plea deal that appears to show it is true “Along with codefendants (Demarius Bowman, Dominique Crenshaw, Adrian Walker, BREONNA TAYLOR….and/or others engaged in an organized crime syndicate…)”

In a leaked version of LMPD’s investigative file on Breonna Taylor, which was put together after she was killed, it says it was prepared by Detective Kelly Goodlett

Detective Goodlett was involved that night. Why is she helping with the investigation into her own team’s actions? Detective Goodlett is in charge of LMPD’s Place Based Investigations Unit, which was created last year and was in charge of the investigation that led to Breonna Taylor’s death. She was helped conduct the raid at 2424 Elliott Avenue (the main target that night)

New: 5 Cops Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Case Were Also Part of a Botched Raid in 2018 vice.com/en_us/article/… The incident traumatized a family, led to zero charges, and is the subject of an ongoing lawsuit filed against the Louisville Metro Government

Tonight, the first part of our investigation into Breonna Taylor’s death drops on VICE at 11pm, and then online after. I’ll share a link when it’s up, but wanted to share a few other things first about what we’ve learned and how there’s a lot more going on than people know 1/10

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Over the past two months, we’ve interviewed more than a dozen neighbors, spoken to current and former LMPD officers, and reviewed hundreds of pages of internal documents which above all else cast doubt on the credibility of the Louisville Metro Police Department 2/10

Two Saturdays ago, after renting a Revel scooter, I called the company to complain about a problem I’d noticed with several bikes. I told them I thought someone was going to get killed. Turns out that was only a few hours before someone died while riding one of their scooters 1/7 On several occasions, and most recently on that afternoon, I’d found myself on a scooter where the accelerator would just drop out. Mid-ride it would suddenly give and start slowing down, which happened to me while turning through an intersection. I was almost hit by a car 2/7

Want to know why almost no info is being released about Breonna Taylor's death? Let me tell you a story about the time (yesterday) the public info officer for Louisville Metro Police Department made up a section of Open Records Law and then tried to act like it didn't happen 1/9 On July 11th I sent a detailed records request for info relevant to Breonna Taylor's case. On July 15th I got a response asking for clarification on 2 items (out of more than 10). I responded the following day (July 16th), and followed up on Tuesday (July 21st). No response. 2/9