Worcester, MA
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Feds Open Investigation Into Worcester Police Potential Bias, Use Of Force Feds Open Investigation Into Worcester Police Potential Bias, Use Of Force Feds Open Investigation Into Worcester Police Potential Bias, Use Of Force
Feds Open Investigation Into Worcester Police Potential Bias, Use Of Force The Department of Justice has opened a civil investigation into the Worcester Police Department to determine if the agency uses excessive force or engages in racial or gender bias.  The US Attorney's Office didn't say what sparked the investigation but said the probe would be comprehensive. Analysts will scrutinize Worcester's training, policies, procedures, evidence handling, interactions with the public, accountability systems, how superiors handle complaints, and disciplinary procedures.  "The purpose of this civil investigation is to determine – through objective and thorough …

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
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Boston Police Say Pictured Man Not Jean McGuire's Suspected Stabber: Report Boston Police Say Pictured Man Not Jean McGuire's Suspected Stabber: Report Boston Police Say Pictured Man Not Jean McGuire's Suspected Stabber: Report
Boston Police Say Pictured Man Not Jean McGuire's Suspected Stabber: Report Boston Police said a man originally wanted for stabbing Boston civil rights activist Jean McQuire at Franklin Park last week is no longer a person of interest, Boston.com reports.  The department previously put out surveillance images of the suspect, which police later contacted and said that no one would be facing any charges, the outlet reports.  The 91-year-old was stabbed multiple times while walking her dog in the area of 25  near White Stadium around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, Boston Police said.  She was taken to a local hospital with…

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by David Cifarelli
Dorchester, MA
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Boston Civil Rights Activist Jean McGuire, 91, Stabbed Multiple Times At Franklin Park Boston Civil Rights Activist Jean McGuire, 91, Stabbed Multiple Times At Franklin Park Boston Civil Rights Activist Jean McGuire, 91, Stabbed Multiple Times At Franklin Park
Boston Civil Rights Activist Jean McGuire, 91, Stabbed Multiple Times At Franklin Park A Boston civil rights activist is recovering after she was stabbed multiple times at Franklin Park, reports said.  Police responded to a report of an unconscious person at 25 Playstead Road, near White Stadium, in Jamaica Plain around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, Boston Police said. Upon arrival, officers found a woman, later identified as 91-year-old Jean McGuire, suffering from multiple stab wounds.  She was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries where she remains in stable condition and is expected to survive, police said. Initial investigation revealed McGuire w…

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by David Cifarelli
Fairfax, VA
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No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ
No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ Two US Secret Service offers will not face charges who were involved in the fatal shooting of a teen near an ambassador’s residence in DC earlier this year, federal officials announced. The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights or District of Columbia charges against two officers from the Secret Service Uniformed Division who were involved in the April shooting of 19-year-old Gordon Casey outside an ambassador’s residence in Northwest Washington. Shortly before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, of…

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by Zak Failla
Dorchester, MA
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Migrants Flown To Martha's Vineyard Sue FL Gov. DeSantis For 'Cowardly Political Stunt' Migrants Flown To Martha's Vineyard Sue FL Gov. DeSantis For 'Cowardly Political Stunt' Migrants Flown To Martha's Vineyard Sue FL Gov. DeSantis For 'Cowardly Political Stunt'
Migrants Flown To Martha's Vineyard Sue FL Gov. DeSantis For 'Cowardly Political Stunt' The Venezuelan migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard at the order of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Republican leader for using them as "pawns in a political stunt." Lawyers for Civil Rights filed the federal civil rights lawsuit working with the migrants from Joint Base Cape Cod along with Alianza Americas. The groups said these men, women, and children fled their home country out of fear and violence and made a harrowing journey to America only to be caught in a political tug of war and left stranded with no options.   “No human being should be used…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
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Winthrop Woman Accused Of Racist Tirade Made Homemade Stop Strips To Damage Neighbor's Car: DA Winthrop Woman Accused Of Racist Tirade Made Homemade Stop Strips To Damage Neighbor's Car: DA Winthrop Woman Accused Of Racist Tirade Made Homemade Stop Strips To Damage Neighbor's Car: DA
Winthrop Woman Accused Of Racist Tirade Made Homemade Stop Strips To Damage Neighbor's Car: DA A 53-year-Winthrop woman, who police said went on a racist tired against her neighbor, made homemade strop strips to blow out her neighbor's car tires over the weekend. Angela Foley is charged with violating a person's civil rights and multiple counts of destruction of property from the incident over the weekend, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge released Foley on her own recognizance but ordered her to stay at least 20 yards away from her neighbor. Prosecutors had asked for a mental health evaluation, GPS monitoring, and a $500 bail.  Police said Fo…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
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Boston Neo-Nazi Group Founder Back In Court As DA's Civil Rights Team Ramps Up Prosecutions Boston Neo-Nazi Group Founder Back In Court As DA's Civil Rights Team Ramps Up Prosecutions Boston Neo-Nazi Group Founder Back In Court As DA's Civil Rights Team Ramps Up Prosecutions
Boston Neo-Nazi Group Founder Back In Court As DA's Civil Rights Team Ramps Up Prosecutions The founder of a Boston-based Neo-Nazi group plans to serve as his own attorney in his trial for allegedly fighting outside of a Drag Queen Story Hour event earlier this summer, authorities said.  Chris Hood, 23, who started the National Social Club 131, returned to court on Monday, Sept. 19, for a pre-trial hearing, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Hood's group protested the event in Jamaica Plains on July 23, where they held signs that called the drag queens "pedo scum" and marched in the streets. Police said Hood got into a brawl with counter-protesters outside the Lori…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
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29-Year-Old Boston Man Charged In Homophobic Beating At MBTA Station: DA 29-Year-Old Boston Man Charged In Homophobic Beating At MBTA Station: DA 29-Year-Old Boston Man Charged In Homophobic Beating At MBTA Station: DA
29-Year-Old Boston Man Charged In Homophobic Beating At MBTA Station: DA A 29-year-old Boston man faces civil rights and assault charges after authorities said he attacked a caused a man head injuries during a beating earlier this month at an MBTA station.  Aiyoub Alsallak is accused of shouting homophobic slurs at two men at Andrew Station platform on Sept. 5 just before 9 p.m., the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said. That escalated to Alsallak punching one of the men in the face and knocking him to the ground, where he hit the back of his head on the concrete, authorities said. He also kicked the man during the attack, the prosecutor said.…

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by Josh Lanier
Greenwich, CT
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CT AG Opens Probe Into Greenwich Schools' Hiring Practices After Assistant Principal's Video CT AG Opens Probe Into Greenwich Schools' Hiring Practices After Assistant Principal's Video CT AG Opens Probe Into Greenwich Schools' Hiring Practices After Assistant Principal's Video
CT AG Opens Probe Into Greenwich Schools' Hiring Practices After Assistant Principal's Video Connecticut's attorney general announced his office has launched a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices of a Fairfield County school district after a video went viral of an assistant principal making comments about his hiring practices. Attorney General William Tong said Thursday, Sept. 1, he plans to investigate the Greenwich Public School District for any potentially illegal discrimination or other actionable misconduct related to the video that "appears to contain troubling, discriminatory statements that appear to have been made by a Greenwich public school official." Th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bowie, MD
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Maryland Police Officer Indicted for Excessive Force and Witness Tampering: DOJ Maryland Police Officer Indicted for Excessive Force and Witness Tampering: DOJ Maryland Police Officer Indicted for Excessive Force and Witness Tampering: DOJ
Maryland Police Officer Indicted for Excessive Force and Witness Tampering: DOJ A police officer in Maryland who broke bad has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly violating a man’s civil rights and obstruction of justice, federal authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Officer Philip Dupree, 38, formerly of the Fairmount Heights Police Department in Prince George’s County could face decades in prison for an incident in 2019 where he allegedly abused his power while conducting a traffic stop, according to the Department of Justice. The indictment alleges that during the early morning hours of Aug. 4, 2019, Dupree was on duty as a Fairmont Heights P…

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
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No Criminal Charges For Virginia Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Black Army Lieutenant: Prosecutor No Criminal Charges For Virginia Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Black Army Lieutenant: Prosecutor No Criminal Charges For Virginia Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Black Army Lieutenant: Prosecutor
No Criminal Charges For Virginia Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Black Army Lieutenant: Prosecutor A former Virginia officer will not face charges after he pepper sprayed a black lieutenant in a traffic stop, according to NBC Washington.  The army lieutenant, Caron Nazario, was not charged for any traffic violations from the 2020 incident, but spoke out that this altercation was a violation of his civil rights, reports said. Nazario posted the police body-cam footage from the incident, in the hopes that justice would be served in what he believed was a racially-motivated crime.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lieutenant Caro…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Hackensack, NJ
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Uber To Pay Millions For Penalizing Riders With Disabilities, Federal Authorities Announce Uber To Pay Millions For Penalizing Riders With Disabilities, Federal Authorities Announce Uber To Pay Millions For Penalizing Riders With Disabilities, Federal Authorities Announce
Uber To Pay Millions For Penalizing Riders With Disabilities, Federal Authorities Announce Uber will forfeit nearly $1.8 million to more than 1,000 passengers with disabilities and refund double the amount of wait time fees to more than 65,000 others to resolve a federal complaint, authorities announced. Uber will also furnish an additional $500,000 to others harmed by the practice and will also waive wait time fees for certified riders with disabilities going forward, the Justice Department said Monday. The agreement settles federal allegations that the ride-hailing giant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, authorities said. The double-money-back part of the deal coul…

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by Jerry DeMarco