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On Top Of The News Email:news@arubatoday.com website: www.arubatoday.com Tel:+297 582-7800 Tuesday, December 8, 2015
CHICAGO FIRE
Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. Lynch announced a federal civil
rights investigation of the Chicago police department.
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
US Justice Department to Investigate Chicago Police
DON BABWIN Monday, the same day a video showing a white plines officers and handles “This mistrust from members
ERIC TUCKER the federal government Chicago police officer misconduct accusations. of the community makes it
Associated Press opened an investigation shooting a black teenager Justice Department of- more difficult to gain help
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chi- into patterns of racial dis- 16 times. ficials say they use such within investigations, to en-
cago police officer will not parity in the use of force by The investigation, which is patterns-and-practices in- courage the victims and
be charged in the shoot- Chicago police. separate from an existing vestigations to identify sys- the witnesses of crime to
ing of a 25-year-old black The Justice Department in- federal investigation into temic failings in troubled speak up and to fulfill the
man who authorities said vestigation, announced by last year’s shooting death police departments and to most basic responsibilities
was armed with a gun as Attorney General Loretta of 17-year-old Laquan Mc- improve trust between po- of public-safety officials,”
he ran away from officers, Lynch, comes nearly two Donald, will also review lice and the communities Lynch said.
prosecutors announced weeks after the release of how the department disci- they serve.
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