Justice Dept. Says Louisville PD Had Misconduct For Years Before Breonna Taylor Killing

The Justice Department has launched its findings associated to the dying of Breonna Taylor … saying the Louisville PD has a sample of civil rights abuses within the years main as much as her dying.

The outcomes of the division’s federal investigation had been launched Wednesday — saying the  Louisville Metro Police Department has a historical past of alleged civil rights abuses and extreme drive misconduct … beginning years earlier than Taylor’s 2020 killing.

The report, obtained by TMZ, says police dedicated a slew of different violations over time … together with violating the rights of these partaking in free speech, conducting searches with out correct warrants, and most notably unlawfully executing search warrants with out knocking.

It states the Louisville PD has “practiced an aggressive style of policing that it deploys selectively, especially against Black people, but also against vulnerable people throughout the city.” It additionally says police leaders have typically introduced up methods to enhance, however nothing’s ever been finished.