Chicago Tribune: Time Has Come for Justice Department to Investigate Chicago PD
The time has come for the Justice Department to investigation Chicago’s police department.
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Baltimore Mayor Asks for Full-Scale Civil Rights Investigation of Police Department
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In an unusual move for a city, Baltimore’s mayor is asking for a full-scale civil rights investigation into alleged abuse within the police department following a riot over the police-involved death of Freddie Gray and other black suspects. “We all know that Baltimore continues to have a fractured relationship between the…
Attorney General Holder Says Ferguson Police Department Needs ‘Wholesale Change’
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. called for “wholesale change” in the Ferguson Police Department, the Associated Press reports. Holder sad in a question-and-answer session with a newspaper at the Washington Ideas Forum that serious changes are needed. “I think it’s pretty clear that the need for wholesale change in that…
Justice Department to Launch Broad Civil Rights Investigation into Ferguson PD
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is launching a broad civil rights investigation into the Ferguson Police Department after an unarmed black teen was shot, leading to protests, unrest and more abuse from local cops. The Washington Post reports that the investigation is expected to be announced as early as today by Attorney…
Oklahoma FBI Agent Who Was Accidentally Shot During Training Exercise Released From Hospital
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ouch! An FBI agent who was wounded in the leg in an accidental shooting at the Edmond Police Department’s training facility in Oklahoma was released from the hospital, the Edmond Sun paper reported. Rick Rains, a spokesman for the FBI’s Oklahoma City office, declined to disclose the name of the agent…
Justice Department Scorns Puerto Rico Police Dept. — the Nation’s Second Largest
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is coming down hard on the Puerto Rico Police Department — the nation’s second largest — accusing it of “profound” and “longstanding” civil rights violations and illegal practices, reports the New York Times. The Puerto Rico Police Department is “using force, including deadly force, when no force…
Justice Dept. Gives Green Light to N.O. Police K-9 Unit After 6 Month Suspension
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Apparently it took a little Emily Post-like training to get the New Orleans Police K-9 unit on its best behavior. The Justice Department has given the green light for the New Orleans Police Department to reactivate its canine unit following a six-month suspension, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. The Justice Department,…
Ex-Head of Miami FBI Paul Philip to Evaluate Miami Police Dept.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The former head of the Miami FBI has been hired by the city to evaluate its police department on issues including morale, policy and emails written by the police chief, the Miami Herald reported. Paul Philip, 63, who led the FBI office in the 1990s, has agreed to work 20 hours…