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The Department of Justice Will Conduct a Wide-Ranging Investigation of the...
"The Department of Justice is committed to upholding the highest standards of law enforcement throughout the United States," Attorney General Loretta Lynch said. "Today, I am announcing that the...
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Mayor Emanuel Apologizes, Vows Police Reform
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, known for keeping vise-like control overChicago and his own political image, finds himself in the weakest position of his long public career as he struggles to respond to a police...
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Chicago Fights Release of 2013 Shooting Video
CHICAGO (AP) — The latest developments in the city of Chicago's efforts to deal with fatal police shootings and police accountability (all times local):1:15 p.m. Thousands of protesters are marching...
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Federal Investigation into Chicago Police Department Begins
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal civil rights investigation that will look at one of the nation's largest police departments began in earnest Wednesday, with Chicago's top officer saying Department of Justice...
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Mayor Emanuel Announces "Overhaul" to Chicago Police Training, Tasers
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Wednesday a "major overhaul" of police training, including a requirement that every officer responding to a call be equipped with a Taser, after a series of fatal shootings...
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Agency That Investigates Chicago Police Details Reform Plans
CHICAGO (AP) — A watchdog agency that investigates Chicago police officers said Monday it will implement reforms in the wake of protests over several fatal shootings of African-Americans.The head of...
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Judge Orders New Trial in Police Shooting Case
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago has ordered a new trial in a civil case focused on a fatal police shooting after he concluded a city lawyer sought to conceal evidence.Judge Edmond Chang's...
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Chicago Withdraws Objection to Release of Shooting Video
CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago did an about-face Wednesday, asking a federal judge to lift a protective order to allow the public release of video that shows a white police officer fatally shooting...
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New Videos Raise More Uncomfortable Questions About Practices and Policies of...
Last week, an order from a federal judge allowed for the release of another police shooting video in the city of Chicago. This time, a white officer is shown shooting a black teenager while the young...
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National Leader on Community Policing to Advise Chicago Police
Charles Ramsey has been tapped by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to advise the city’s police department on civil rights issues.Ramsey is a Chicago native and recently retired as commissioner of...
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