August 15, 2017
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July 31, 2017
Berke’s new police chief faces array of abuses, unfinished business
Chattanooga police acting chief David Roddy admires machine guns belonging to the federal military. Local base commander White is at left. (Photo, Fred Fletcher Twitter) Mayor Andy Berke is …
July 18, 2017
Gladden, Coonrod traffic stop typifies commercial enforcement
A traffic stop June 24 involving a car owned by city councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod is a picture of commercial government and its enforcement by police. The encounter on M.L. …
June 19, 2017
Necessity of police reform as cop killings, public anger escalate
The mayor Andy Berke administration released results of a survey that will help its chief of police selection committee focus on the conventional narrative regarding how to best fill …
May 31, 2017
Citizen commission could highlight crimes by state actors
Does Chattanooga need a private commission to review abuses by state actors within the county and bring indictments via the grand jury? This commission would be able to bring …
March 11, 2017
No violent outbursts by Bell in ’retaliation against judge’ arrest, witness says
The arrest of Antonio Bell on Feb. 11 in Chattanooga appears tinged with false report by police, abuse of authority, and appears to be a combination to put a …
February 21, 2017
Tulis leads pack in media failure, not asking Berke on 2 rogue cop cases
The blogger with the city’s biggest pen on Monday failed to nail down Andy Berke on the abuse his police department metes out to innocent citizens. That blogger is …
February 11, 2017
Berke boldly keeps status quo in policing, rejects query on reform
Mayor Andy Berke is holding course in his control of policing at Chattanooga, rejecting questions at the debate Friday about reform, using his limited time in a UTC forum to …