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Louisville police plan to replace downtown patrol with citywide LIFT team
Louisville Metro Police will dissolve its Downtown Area Patrol on Oct. 17 and replace it with a team intended to address public safety concerns across the city. The new unit will be called the Louisville Impact and Flex Team, or LIFT.
Louisville Metro Police plans to dissolve its Downtown Area Patrol on Oct. 17 and replace it with a team focused on public safety concerns citywide.
The replacement unit, the Louisville Impact and Flex Team (LIFT), is outlined in a department memo obtained through a public records request. The change shifts the designated unit’s focus from downtown patrol to a citywide role.
The department’s announcement, dated Oct. 14, did not provide further details about LIFT’s staffing or how it will operate.