Item: Report expected to mostly clear Rainbow raid officers
Qnews Nov 04 09::: At a press conference tomorrow, Forth Worth Police Chief Jeff Halstead will announce the results of a long-anticipated internal investigation by his department of a June raid on Rainbow Lounge, a gay club in Fort Worth, a police spokesman confirmed today. One man was hospitalized with serious head trauma suffered during the raid. Witnesses said he was thrown to the ground by officers. But NBC-DFW reports that the police department’s 1000-page report concludes that Fort Worth’s officers did not use excessive force or violate other operational policies. The report faults officers only for failing to file a timely report on the incident, according to NBC-DFW reporter Scott Gordon. Full story...
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