MILWAUKEE (AP) — 1:40 p.m. (CST)
The Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS, traditionally agrees to police department requests for review.
Such reviews are considered less of a stigma for a troubled department than patterns and practices investigations undertaken by civil rights investigators, which can lead to an overhaul in policies and protocols as well as court-enforceable agreements between the police force and the federal government.
Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn invited a partnership and examination from the DOJ after it announced last month that it wouldn’t charge Christopher Manney in the death of Dontre Hamilton.
Flynn hasn’t responded to a request seeking comment on why he asked for the review.
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Associated Press writer Eric Tucker contributed to this report from Washington, D.C.
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1:05 p.m. (CST)
The U.S. Justice Department says it will announce a plan for enacting significant reforms in the Milwaukee Police Department.
The brief news release makes no mention of what sparked the announcement, which is scheduled for Thursday.
Several police agencies nationwide are involved in similar action. Among them are Baltimore and St. Louis County, which have been involved in widespread protesting following high-profile deaths.
In Milwaukee, a black man was killed by a white officer in a downtown park in 2014. The death has prompted ongoing demonstrations.
The DOJ announced last month that it wouldn’t pursue criminal civil rights charges against the officer, and Police Chief Ed Flynn responded by saying he invited a partnership and examination from the agency.
Milwaukee police didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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