Feds Probe Racial Profiling “Police Harassment” Claims in East Haven

In a major development, the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed late Wednesday that its civil rights division has opened a formal investigation into the East Haven police department. - nbcconnecticut.com

Following an official racial-profiling complaint by a New Haven church, the U.S. Department of Justice has decided that police practices in “East Haven” deserve a closer look.

That development was triumphantly announced on Wednesday night by Angel Fernandez, a parish leader from Fair Haven’s St. Rose of Lima Church. He said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided to launch an investigation into allegations of race-based police harassment in East Haven.  Link: [newhavenindependent.org]

December 3, 2009 | Filed Under U.S 

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