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Baton Rouge Police Department Deputy Chief Troy Lawrence, Sr. Baton Rouge Police Department(BATON ROUGE, La.) Recent lawsuits filed against the Baton Rouge Police Department have put a spotlight on a long string of misconduct and abuse claims against the department s officers, including at a police warehouse referred to as the "Brave Cave." The FBI New Orleans Field Office, alongside the Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana, announced last week they were opening a federal investigation into the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) amid allegations that members of the police force may have abused their authority. The announcement came days after a series of lawsuits had been filed against BRPD officers for alleged civil rights violations, including at the hands of BRPD s Troy Lawrence Jr., a 26-year-old officer and the son of Deputy Chief Troy Lawrence Sr. who, despite his short tenure with the force, is alleged in law

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