U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Conference Announcing BPD Investigation
Attorney General Lynch announces that the Justice Department has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into Baltimore Police Department. From left to right: Vanita Gupta, Head of the Civil Rights Division, Attorney General Lynch, and Director Ron Davis of the Community Oriented Policing Services Office
Photo Credit: Lonnie Tague for the Department of Justice
Attorney General Lynch takes questions.
Photo Credit: Lonnie Tague for the Department of Justice
Attorney General Loretta Lynch, along with Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division, and Director Ron Davis of the Community Oriented Policing Services Office, or COPS, announced that the Justice Department has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into Baltimore Police Department (BPD), pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
Statement:
Press Release:
Justice Department Opens Pattern or Practice Investigation into the Baltimore Police Department
Video:
Attorney General Lynch Announces Investigation into Baltimore Police Department