Almost three years after the death of Breonna Taylor.

A report from the U.S. Department of Justice says Louisville police have engaged in conduct that is discriminatory and violates the constitutional rights of those they are sworn to protect us.

Attorney General Merrick Garland was in Louisville today to announce the findings of a two year investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville Metro government.

He was joined by Mayor Craig Greenburg and LAPD's interim police chief Garland said the DOJ investigation found the Lmpd unlawfully arrests.

People of color, discriminates against those with behavioral health disabilities, violates the rights of those engaged in protected free speech, uses excessive force, conducts searches through unlawful stops, and executed no knock warrants unlawfully.

This conduct is unacceptable, is heartbreaking.

It erodes the community trust necessary for effective policing, and it is an affront to the vast majority of officers who put their lives on the line every day to serve Louisville with honor.

And it is an affront to the people of Louisville who deserve better.

The DOJ investigation was prompted by the death of Breonna Taylor in 2020 and the protests that followed.

Taylor was fatally shot by Lmpd officers serving a ward at her home.

The DOJ report said officers routinely get search warrants that are overly broad and involve.

Those are the remote connection to the investigation.

Officers also violated the law when they act on these warrants by unjustifiably barging into people's homes without knocking and announcing their presence.

And they often serve these warrants at night.

These tactics are dangerous.

Officers can be misidentified as intruders and they may interpret, misinterpret shock and surprise as a threat.

All of this puts the public at risk and officers, too.

The report also stage the Lmpd and the city failed to properly train police officers and give them the resources needed to do their jobs effectively and lawfully.

The Lmpd and the city have agreed to a series of reforms outlined by the DOJ to address the problems.

A federal judge will monitor the city's progress in adopting those reforms.