The warehouse in Baton Rouge, La., that some members of the Baton Rouge Police Department called the Brave Cave. U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana(BATON ROUGE, La.) Federal authorities are investigating the Baton Rouge Police Department following allegations that some officers "abused their authority," the FBI announced.
The investigation comes as the police department faces several recent lawsuits over the treatment of detainees, including at a now-shuttered police warehouse that officers allegedly called the "brave cave," according to the complaints.
The New Orleans FBI Field Office, the Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana have opened the probe, with investigators "reviewing the matter for potential federal violations," the FBI New Orleans said in a statement on Friday, while urging anyone with information on the case to contact them.
The announcement comes in the wake of multipl
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