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Baltimore asks Justice Department to investigate police practices
Reuters - Ian Simpson - 5/6/15
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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asked the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday
to investigate the city's police department for civil rights violations after the death of a black man
from injuries sustained in police custody.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch is considering Rawlings-Blake's request, the Justice Department said.
Lynch met the mayor, police officials and community leaders on Tuesday
Last October, officials in Baltimore asked the Justice Department to begin an informal collaborative review
of the city's police department after the Baltimore Sun reported that Baltimore had paid almost $6 million
since 2011 to settle lawsuits alleging police brutality and other misconduct
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The investigation will look into police practices such as frisks, street stops of suspects and arrests
to see if they violate the U.S. Constitution, Rawlings-Blake said at a news conference.
The mayor said the city would seek to have its 3,200-member police department
equipped with body cameras by the end of the year.
Advocates see cameras as a way to monitor police encounters with civilians.
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