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Justice Department to Launch Civil Rights Investigation of Ferguson PD

Aleksander Chan · 09/04/14 07:13AM

Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to launch a broad civil rights investigation into the Ferguson, Mo. police department this week, the Washington Post reports. The probe is expected to determine "whether the department employed policies and practices that resulted in a pattern of civil rights violations," and stems from the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.

Six Arrested During "Mostly Quiet" Night of Protests in Ferguson

Aleksander Chan · 08/21/14 09:00AM

The scene was described as largely peaceful in Ferguson, Mo. Wednesday night, as protests demanding justice for the killing of teenager Michael Brown by Darren Wilson continued. "Tonight, the radios were mostly quiet," Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson told CBS News. "There were no Molotov cocktails, no fires, no shootings. Tonight, we deployed no smoke, no tear gas, and no mace."