police officers already have difficult jobs. these inadequacies have made those jobs even harder and less safe. our report also describes unlawful law enforcement practices by lmpd patrol officers and by members of a specialized unit that was first called the viper unit. the unit was later rebranded as 9th mobile division and the criminal interdiction division. officers in this specialized unit frequently made pretextural traffic stops in black neighborhoods. federal and state courts have found that officers in the unit violated residents and has undermined the public safety mission and strained the community it was sworn to protect and serve. i am pleased to announce that the city of louisville has