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New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman is scheduled to announce the results of a more than two year review of the Newark Police Department today.

(Robert Sciarrino/The Star-Ledger)



NEWARK — The New Jersey U.S. Attorney's Office has scheduled a noon press conference to announce the results of a more than two-year review of the Newark Police Department.

The investigation, led by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, began in May 2011 amid complaints Newark police officers engaged in discrimination and used excessive force.

In 2010, the American Civil Liberties Union sent a petition to the Justice Department accusing Newark police of widespread misconduct.

And in February, the Star-Ledger reported that the Justice Department would place the Newark Police Department under the supervision of a federal monitor.

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