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Law Enforcement

Phoenix asks DOJ to release full report into police when investigation ends

In this June 17, 2019, photo, Dravon Ames, left, and Iesha Harper pause as they listen to a question during a news conference at City Hall in Phoenix. Ames and Harper were cursed at and threatened by Phoenix police in 2019 after their 4-year-old daughter carried a fashion doll out of a dollar store without paying for it. The couple said they were unaware that their young child took the doll. Officers aimed guns at the Black couple during the confrontation, which was captured on video cell phone. (The Associated Press/Ross D. Franklin)

At the behest of a resident petition, Phoenix City Council voted last week to ask the U.S. Department of Justice to make public the report of its investigation into the city’s police department as soon as it is complete.

The DOJ has been investigating the Phoenix Police Department and the city of Phoenix since August 2021 to determine if police engaged in a pattern or practice of misconduct, including excessive force or discriminatory or retaliatory policing, and whether systemic deficiencies enable misconduct to persist.

Phoenix Police use crowd dispersement tactics on protesters gathered outside Dream City Church Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Phoenix as President Donald Trump was speaking to young Republicans inside the church. Police declared the gathering an unlawful assembly and dispersed the protesters. (The Associated Press/Matt York)

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