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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 21, 2015

DOJ to Close Ferguson Civil Rights Investigation, Clear Wilson

The Justice Department has begun work on a legal memo recommending no civil rights charges against a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., who killed Michael Brown in August, law enforcement officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 23, 2014

DOJ to Investigate Justified Milwaukee Police Shooting

The Justice department will "undertake a federal review of this case to determine if, under federal civil rights law, there is a basis, both legal and factual, upon which a federal civil rights prosecution may be premised," the U.S. attorney said in a statement. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the Civil Rights Division will conduct the review.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2014

Unmanned Experts Chooses Aeryon's sUAS as Go-To Platform for Public Safety Applications

UMEX has been operating under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (DOJ NIJ) to investigate the effectiveness of sUAS in expediting accident scene clearance.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2014

DOJ Condemns Leaks of Ferguson Shooting Evidence

New details from the inquiry into Michael Brown’s Aug. 9 death — all provided by unidentified sources and which seem to support Officer Darren Wilson’s story of what happened that day — have emerged in St. Louis and national news outlets in recent days.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2014

DOJ Reveals Plans to Review Baltimore PD

A U.S. Department of Justice official pledged Monday to conduct a thorough, independent and objective review of the city police force after hearing more concerns from residents about excessive force and other misconduct by Baltimore officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2014

DOJ to Investigate Baltimore PD Over Brutality Charges

The U.S. Department of Justice will conduct a civil rights investigation into allegations of brutality and misconduct by the Baltimore Police Department, Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts announced Friday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2014

Ohio Grand Jury Clears Officers in Wal-Mart Shootings, DOJ to Investigate

A special grand jury has cleared police officers in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Fairfield man at a Beavercreek, Ohio, Wal-Mart, prosecutors said Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2014

Portland Settles with DOJ Over Police Use of Force

A key part of the judge's approval: The city must give him annual updates of its progress in carrying out the reforms, which could take as long as five years. The city and police union had objected to the annual check-ins, but a community group said they were necessary to hold the city and police accountable.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2014

DOJ to Conduct Broad Review of Police Tactics

The Justice Department is leading a broad review of police tactics, including the kind of deadly force that prompted recent protests in Missouri and New York, a federal law enforcement official said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2014

TREXPO Advisor and California DOJ Agent Gene Frice Dies

Retired California Department of Justice agent and TREXPO advisor Gene Frice died Sunday in Bend, Ore. He was 88.

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