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Full and original article posted on Worcester Telegram & Gazette [...]
Several Worcester city leaders on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the police department’s response to a federal investigation that revealed officer misconduct that violates people’s constitutional rights.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has not provided further guidance for the City Of Worcester about the next steps regarding its report to the police department, City Manager Eric D. Batista said on Tuesday.
In November 2016, the majority of residents in 48 of the 60 municipalities in Worcester County cast votes in favor of legalizing cannabis for recreational use at the state level, as a successful ballot initiative eventually led to the state’s first legal adult-use cannabis sale almost exactly two years later.
The Worcester City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday night to discuss a Department of Justice (DOJ) report that outlines how members of the Worcester Police Department (WPD) used excessive force, engaged in discriminatory practices and engaged in illegal sex acts with vulnerable women.
Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier says the Worcester Police Department (WPD) is taking measures and making reforms to address the findings of a Department of Justice (DOJ) probe that found officers used excessive force, engaged in discriminatory practices and engaged in illegal sex acts with vulnerable women.
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