The Louisville Metro Police Department has launched an investigation into whether its officers followed proper protocols.
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TheLouisvilleMetroPoliceDepartmenthaslaunchedaninvestigationintowhetheritsofficersfollowedproperprotocolswhenScottieSchefflerwasarrestedlastweekpriortothesecondroundofthePGAChampionship.
“Theinternalinvestigationisstillongoing.AnypolicyviolationsthatarerevealedthroughthecourseoftheinvestigationwillbeappropriatelyaddressedaccordingtoLMPD’sdisciplinaryprotocol.ThedepartmentintendstoprovideanadditionalupdateontheinvestigationonThursday,May23,2024,”chiefJacquelynGwinn-Villaroelsaidinastatement.
LouisvillemayorCraigGreenbergalsotoldreportersTuesdaytheinvestigationwillreviewwhyDet.BryanGillisdidn’tactivatehisbodycamvideorecorderduringtheincidentwithSchefflerorwhiletheworldNo.1wasarrested.
LouisvilleMetroPDpolicyrequiresofficersto“maintaintheir[body-worncameras]inaconstantstateofoperationalreadiness”andforofficersto“immediatelyactivatetheir[body-worncameras]inrecordin
