Call For Outside Investigation Of How 'Cancer' Of Police Dept Able To Thrive

At City Hall Monday evening, Council President Brandon Scott says he will introduce a resolution that calls on the Police Department to start an investigation into how a gun task force was allowed operate in "a reckless and corrupt manner."

Nine members of that that task force were convicted and are serving prison time for their involvement in the corruption that involved cheating on over time and shaking down suspects for guns and drugs over a number of years.

Council President Scott says he wants an investigation to be done by an independent outside agency and have the findings presented to the city council.

Scott says for the police department to truly reform itself, the city has to get to the bottom of how the "cancer" of the Gun Trace Task Force was able to survive and thrive.

Scott will introduce his resolution at tonight's city council meeting.

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