Louisville police officer who cited a homeless woman in labor given local tourism award
Two weeks before issuing an unlawful camping citation to a pregnant homeless woman in active labor beneath a Louisville overpass, Louisville Metro Police Lt. Caleb Stewart was nominated for a local tourism award. Deputy Mayor Nicole George praised Stewart as a “rock star,” citing his efforts to reduce homeless encampments and claiming they had made city streets “safer and healthier.”
According to the nomination obtained by The Courier Journal through open records, Stewart’s leadership reportedly led to a 40% decrease in calls related to encampments in city rights of way. However, the recognition drew outrage from advocates, who pointed to the citation against a woman in such a vulnerable state as a stark example of how punitive policies continue to harm Louisville’s unsheltered population.
