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When John Drake was announced as the new chief of the Metro Nashville Police Department in November, the news was met in some corners with â at best â skeptical optimism. Activists, community organizations and an increasing number of Metro councilmembers had been agitating for the ouster of longtime MNPD Chief Steve Anderson for several years. Anderson was widely seen as an obstacle to reform, and his tenure had recently included two high-profile fatal shootings of Black men by white police officers. He announced his plan to retire in June amid the historic protests against police brutality and racism in Nashville and around the country, which had intensified calls for change. Shortly after that, allegations of sexual harassment, assault and discrimination inside the department surfaced, raised by women who described a toxic culture inside the MNPD.
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