but those investigations and the recommendations that ensue do not only protect individuals' civil rights. they also assist police departments in developing measures to increase transparency and accountability. those qualities are necessary to building trust and law enforcement and the communities they serve and community trust is essential to making both communities and policing safer. the justice department looks forward to working with louisville metro and lmpd to achieve these ends. i am now pleased to turn the podium over to associate attorney general vanita gupta. >> thank you, attorney general garland. i want to thank mayor greenberg, council president winkler, interim chief of police, jacqueline villarreal and lmpd