Justice Department Opens Investigation into the Seattle Police Department

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The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a pattern or practice investigation into allegations of use of excessive force and discriminatory policing by members of the Seattle Police Department (SPD), pursuant to the pattern or practice provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the anti-discrimination provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Two New Orleans Louisiana Police Officers Sentenced in Post-Katrina Shooting and Burning of Henry Glover

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Former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Officer David Warren was sentenced March 31, 2011 in connection with the post-Katrina shooting death of Henry Glover, and current NOPD Officer Greg McRae was sentenced for the subsequent burning of Glover’s remains and obstruction of justice.

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Two Russell County, Alabama Sheriff’s Detectives Indicted for Assaulting a Man in Custody

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The Justice Department announced today the arrest of Russell County Alabama Sheriff’s Office Detectives Kirby Dollar, 37, and Timothy Watford, 42.  

A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama returned an indictment on March 22, 2011, charging Dollar and Watford with civil rights offenses related to their assault of a man in custody on Nov. 26, 2010.

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Department of Justice Releases Investigative Findings Involving the New Orleans Police Department

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Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department  announced its findings on March 17, 2011 that the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has engaged in patterns of misconduct that violate the Constitution and federal law.

The investigation, announced on May 15, 2010, was conducted pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Bexar County, Texas, Corrections Officer Charged with Civil Rights Violations

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A Bexar County, Texas corrections officer, Raymond Alexander Quinteros, was charged on March 10, 2011 in a two-count federal indictment with violating the civil rights of two detainees, announced the Department of Justice.

The charges stem from two incidents – one on Oct. 8, 2007; the other on May 31, 2009 – in which Raymond Quintero, 33, of San Antonio, allegedly assaulted inmates at the Bexar County Detention Center.

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Former New York Correctional Officer Convicted of Assaulting Inmate, Making False Statements to FBI

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Keith Ronald Hancock, a former correctional officer from Cohoes, N.Y., was convicted following a jury trial in Albany, N.Y., of violating the civil rights of an inmate while working at the Rensselaer County Correctional Facility (RCCF), and making false statements to the FBI regarding the incident, the Department of Justice announced on March 10, 2011.

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Massive Public Corruption Operation leads to 129 Arrests in San Juan

In October 2010, the FBI launched a massive public corruption takedown in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as our agents fanned out across the island to begin arresting 133 subjects—the majority of them police officers.

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California Police Officer arrested after forcing Stopped Motorist to perform Oral Sex

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Federal prosecutors charged Feliciano Sanchez with deprivation of rights under color of law.

A former California police officer accused of sexually assaulting a motorist during a traffic stop pleaded guilty in federal court, federal prosecutors said.

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