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NewsChannel 5 has uncovered a brand new "policing for profit" case -- a case that resulted in a New York man losing a $160,000 on a Tennessee interstate. More>>
A major NewsChannel 5 investigation has uncovered serious questions about Tennessee's war on drugs. Among them: are some police agencies more concerned about making money off the drugs, than stopping them? More>>
New video obtained by NewsChannel 5 Investigates shows an interstate interdiction officer offering to trade the freedom of two truckers -- for their cash. Is it good police work -- or policing for profit? More>>
NewsChannel 5's cameras caught a police stop in progress, and it is now at the center of an internal police investigation into how interstate drug agents stop out-of-state drivers. More>>
Dickson Police Chief Rick Chandler is asking the DA to bring in an outside agency to review traffic stops by a local drug task force officer. It follows an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation. More>>
Imagine being stopped on the interstate and put into handcuffs because police think you're carrying too much cash -- even worse, having your money taken. Meet the innocent victims. More>>
A federal judge has questioned whether one of Tennessee's top drug agents made up a reason to stop two Hispanic men on the interstate. It follows questions raised by NewsChannel 5 Investigates. More>>
There are even more questions about whether anyone's looking out for the rights of innocent drivers west of Nashville. Authorities promised a full investigation of one of their own, but it never happened. More>>
Two separate bills tackle serious questions raised by NewsChannel 5 Investigates about a practice that critics call "policing for profit." More>>
State lawmakers are promising a full investigation of whether some Tennessee law enforcement agencies are policing for profit. More>>
"If somebody told me this happened to them, I absolutely would not believe this could happen in America." That was the reaction of a New Jersey man whose case was taken in Tennessee. More>>
NewsChannel 5's continuing "Policing for Profit" investigation has uncovered new questions about how government equipment ended up on land owned by the local police chief. More>>
How did a Middle Tennessee police department get a bulldozer that ended up on the police chief's land? That's the question that some folks in Putnam County are asking. More>>
A witness, tracked down by NewsChannel 5 Investigates, is raising serious questions about the story told by a local police chief who is now facing a criminal investigation. More>>
Two different interest groups, from two totally different perspectives, are now calling for an end to laws that make "policing for profit" legal in Tennessee. More>>
A Putnam County grand jury has refused to indict a Middle Tennessee police chief on charges that he misused government equipment. But the DA says the case is not over. More>>
Monterey Police Chief Kevin Phillips will face a hearing next week to decide whether he should be fired. That follows a NewsChannel 5 investigation. More>>
Tennessee lawmakers are prepared to consider a major overhaul of laws that allow police to take cash off of drivers to fund their agencies. More>>
Monterey Police Chief Kevin Phillips resigned Monday just hours before a vote by the town's civil service board over whether he should be fired. More>>
A conservative-leaning group issued a new report Monday calling upon Tennessee lawmakers to take police out of the business of making money for their agencies. More>>
For the first time, Tennessee's district attorneys have signaled they are willing to work on reforms to protect innocent people who have their cash confiscated by police. More>>
A compromise, designed to protect innocent people who have their cash taken by police, sailed through a House subcommittee Tuesday afternoon. More>>
A major reform -- designed to protect the rights of innocent people who have their cash taken by police -- is on its way to becoming law. More>>
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