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DOJ launches civil rights probe into police department in New York suburb

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The Justice Department will examine whether the Mount Vernon Police Department has engaged in “pattern or practice of discriminatory policing,” authorities say. The review will include an assessment of the department’s uses of force, strip and body cavity searches and how officers handle evidence. One former officer pleaded guilty this summer to assaulting a handcuffed and shackled man in a hospital.

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Times of India

mount vernon: US government opens civil-rights probe into police practice in New York suburb

US News: WASHINGTON: The Justice Department has launched a civil-rights inquiry into police practices in yet another US city, investigating possible systemic a.

2 years ago·India

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Reuters

U.S. government opens civil rights probe into police in New York suburb

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has launched a civil rights inquiry into police practices in yet another U.S. city, investigating possible systemic abuses in the New York suburb of Mount Vernon after receiving tips accusing officers of using excessive force and conducting illegal searches, officials said on Friday. The department's Civil Rights Division since

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

DOJ: Civil rights probe targets suburban NYC police force

Federal prosecutors announced a civil rights investigation Friday into a police department in suburban New York City accused of using excessive force and conducting illegal strip searches. The U.S.

2 years ago·United States

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CBS Local

Department Of Justice Investigating Mount Vernon Police For Alleged Pattern Of Discrimination

The investigation will look into the police department's use of force, strip and body searches and handling of evidence, according to the DOJ.

2 years ago·United States

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Washington Times

DOJ launches probe into abuses at suburban New York police department

The Justice Department on Friday announced it is launching an investigation into allegations of excessive force and mishandling of evidence at the Mount Vernon, New York, police department.

2 years ago·United States

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