Federal prosecutors opened a civil rights investigation into the Mount Vernon Police Department in New York on Friday, announcing “significant justification” in the wake of reports of excessive force and systemic targeting of Black residents for abuse.
Federal prosecutors said the reports of excessive force by officers often involved people who are handcuffed, already in custody or suspected of non-violent offenses. The Justice Department had also been made aware of allegations that officers “target Black residents for abuse and excessive force, including information suggesting that supervisors teach this targeting to their subordinates,” Clarke said.
Federal investigators have received allegations officers also routinely perform searches without legal basis, including strip searches and the department mishandles evidence, Clarke said.according to the city’s websiteThe DOJ inquiry comes less than two weeks after U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, who represents the Southern District of New York, announced a criminal civil rights division during his remarks at his investiture.
The federal investigation will be handled by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, officials said.
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