The investigation will look into Worcester Police Department routinely uses excessive force or discriminates against residents based on race or gender.
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced an investigation into whether the Worcester Police Department routinely uses excessive force or discriminates against residents based on race or gender.
“Based on information provided to the Justice Department, we find significant justification to investigate whether the Worcester Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of racially discriminatory and gender-biased policing, and uses excessive force,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement.
Worcester has roughly 200,000 residents. More than 23% of its population is Latino or Hispanic, and 13% is Black or African American, according to Census Bureau statistics.
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