Civil Rights Division Press Releases & Speeches
Civil Rights Division Press Releases & Speeches
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September 15, 2022
Press Release
... decree for the last two years, covering the Albuquerque Police Department (APD), the City now will self-assess ... termination of the consent decree. “The Albuquerque Police Department has made real progress toward compliance ... important and sustained advances made by the Albuquerque Police Department toward the goal of constitutional, ...
December 20, 2018
Press Release
... of the Virgin Islands yesterday found the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) in substantial compliance with a ... “The Department of Justice applauds the Virgin Islands Police Department for implementing reforms that protect ... constitutional rights while enhancing the safety of police officers and the public,” said Assistant Attorney ...
October 29, 2021
Press Release
Three police officers with the Shreveport Police Department were indicted today on federal civil rights ... Rights Division Civil Rights - Criminal Section Three police officers with the Shreveport Police Department were ...
January 21, 2011
Press Release
... The Justice Department announced today that former Chicago Police Department Commander Jon Burge, 63, of Apollo Beach, ... civil case about torture and abuse of suspects by Chicago Police Department officers. Burge’s sentence was an upward ... or torture with suspects who were in custody at Chicago Police Department’s Area Two. However, evidence at trial ...
May 10, 2023
Press Release
A former Louisville Metro Police Department officer pleaded guilty to violating an ... rights by using excessive force while acting as a police officer. During the plea hearing, Richard Ross Wiedo, ... admitted that on or about May 30, 2020, while working as a police officer with the Louisville Metro Police Department, ...
March 11, 2010
Press Release
A second former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officer has pleaded guilty to covering up a deadly police shooting in the days after Hurricane Katrina, the ... a conspiracy to obstruct justice in the investigation of a police-involved shooting on the Danziger Bridge in New ...
December 19, 2011
Speech
... of our civil, civil rights investigation of the East Haven Police Department. We began our investigation in September ... seek the truth. We set out to determine whether East Haven police officers systemically deprive individuals of their ... reviewed thousands of pages of documents, observed the Police Department’s operations, and met with Town and ...
July 8, 2009
Press Release
Jonathan Haynes, a former police officer with the Jackson, Miss., Police Department, was sentenced today for a civil rights ... his plea agreement, Haynes, who was fired from the Jackson Police Department, has agreed not to work as a law ...
March 7, 2013
Press Release
Frank William Carter, 43, a former police officer of the Laredo, Texas, Police Department (LPD), pleaded guilty today in federal ... - Criminal Section Frank William Carter, 43, a former police officer of the Laredo, Texas, Police Department, ...
April 2, 2009
Press Release
WASHINGTON - Jonathan Haynes, a former police officer with the Jackson Police Department, pleaded guilty today in federal court in ... 2008, while he was off-duty but in uniform, he abused his police powers by stopping and searching two men without legal ...
October 27, 2021
Press Release
Terry Peck, 46, a former police officer with the Gary Police Department, was indicted today by a federal grand jury ... Section USAO - Indiana, Northern Terry Peck, 46, a former police officer with the Gary Police Department, was indicted ...
June 18, 2018
Press Release
... Jr., a former sergeant with the Providence, Kentucky, Police Department, was found guilty Friday in federal court ... also acquitted of an obstruction of justice charge. “Police officers across the country have an important duty to ... Jr., a former sergeant with the Providence, Kentucky, Police Department, was found guilty Friday in federal court ...
May 15, 2013
Press Release
... a comprehensive agreement with the Missoula, Mont., Police Department to ensure that the police department fairly and effectively responds to reports ... an investigation into allegations that the Missoula Police Department was failing to adequately respond to and ...
November 17, 2022
Press Release
A former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) pleaded guilty yesterday in federal ... Rights Division Civil Rights - Criminal Section A former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) ...
June 14, 2022
Press Release
A former police officer with the Memphis Police Department was charged in an indictment unsealed today ... Rights Division Civil Rights - Criminal Section A former police officer with the Memphis Police Department was charged ...
July 22, 2014
Press Release
... and practice of unconstitutional policing by the Newark Police Department (NPD). The agreement follows a joint ... systems that ensure accountability, commit to building police-community partnerships and improve the quality of ... patterns in stops, arrests and use of force by the police in Newark. With this agreement, we’re taking ...
September 22, 2022
Press Release
... bill of information charging Rodney Vicknair, 55, a former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department, with sexually assaulting a victim in ... 2020, the defendant while acting under color of law as a police officer, willfully deprived the victim of her right to ...
September 13, 2012
Speech
... report on the results of our investigation of the Portland Police Bureau, and to discuss the road ahead. Today is an ... and for the dedicated men and women of the Portland Police Bureau. I would like to thank Mayor Adams and Chief ... city that is addressing the difficult issue of providing police services to people with mental illness. Mayor, you ...
May 9, 2011
Press Release
... pattern or practice investigation into the Newark, N.J., Police Department (NPD) involving allegations of use of ... against citizens who legally attempt to observe or record police activity. The investigation is in accordance with the ... pattern or practice investigation into the Newark, N.J., Police Department involving allegations of use of excessive ...
April 1, 2009
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Nathan Davis, a former police officer with the Baton Rouge Police Department in Baton Rouge, La., pleaded guilty today ... a man who had been arrested, handcuffed and taken to a police department holding center. Davis admitted that he ...
April 22, 2014
Press Release
... charging Eric Walters and Franklin Brown, both former police officers with the City of Marion Police Department, with using unreasonable force against a ... color of law, specifically alleging that, while acting as police officers, each defendant used unreasonable force on ...
March 19, 2012
Press Release
... returned a one-count indictment against Walter Young, 54, police chief of the Omega Police Department, for physically abusing a man in his ... 2011, Young, while acting in his capacity as the chief of police, assaulted “A.M.”, a pretrial detainee, thereby ...
March 14, 2023
Press Release
A former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) was sentenced in federal court to 14 ... of Justice Civil Rights Division, and the New Orleans Police Department Public Integrity Unit for their efforts in ...
December 28, 2011
Press Release
... grand jury in Albuquerque, N.M., today indicted a former police officer with the Navajo Police Department on charges related to the sexual abuse of a ... grand jury in Albuquerque, N.M., today indicted a former police officer with the Navajo Police Department on charges ...
May 28, 2021
Press Release
... it has reached a settlement agreement with the Hazleton Police Department (HPD) and the City of Hazleton, ... limited English proficiency (LEP) communicate with the police. The agreement resolves a Justice Department ... on his young son and a co-worker to communicate with the police. HPD has since agreed to secure appropriate and ...
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