The Prince George’s County Chapter of the NAACP is intensifying its call for the City of Laurel to revamp its police department amid of allegations of use of excessive force.
On Monday, Sept. 10, the NAACP will join with residents to hold a news conference at the Laurel Municipal Center at 6 p.m., an hour before a scheduled City Council meeting.
NAACP leadership has of its police department since an officer .
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The NAACP contends that the city police department has a history of , particularly in the minority community. Officials with the chapter said they would be filing a complaint with the Department of Justice regarding the incident.
“That police department needs to be totally revamped,” Boss Ross, NAACP chapter president, told Laurel Patch. “They’ve got to change their attitude and come into the 21st Century.”
City officials have not commented on the incident because it is under investigation.
Still, citizens organized a small protest outside police headquarters last month shortly before the city announced that it would remove the officer filmed in the video from patrol.
But Ross said more should be done to address the concerns of the community regarding the incident and others. He said the NAACP has received five official complaints from residents who said they were subject to excessive force from city police.
“That was the tip of the iceberg going on with the Laurel Police Department,” Ross said.
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Will add all commrnts to our Laurel MD files Bob Ross, President PGC NAACP
Will add all commrnts to our Laurel MD files Bob Ross, President PGC NAACP
Will add all commrnts to our Laurel MD files Bob Ross, President PGC NAACP
Will add all commrnts to our Laurel MD files Bob Ross, President PGC NAACP
Will add all commrnts to our Laurel MD files Bob Ross, President PGC NAACP
Will add all commrnts to our Laurel MD files Bob Ross, President PGC NAACP
Francis - I am a resident of the City of Laurel, have been for well over 40 years, am also a law abiding property owner, and would NOT trade the LPD for any other agency. I feel bad that you have such a low opinion of them, yet seem to have no complaints regarding the behavior of the young man who is the "victim". tanisha - My head is not in the sand, nor do I need Mr. Ross nor his group to tell me how or what to think. I would also love to have you support your claim that the LPD has "a horrible reputation among other police depts". As far as I have seen, this is not the case.