A recent letter from the U.S. Department of Justice raises questions about how city leaders framed federal officials’ decision to close their investigation into the Worcester Police Department.
City Manager Eric Batista’s office announced in a press release last Friday that the Justice Department had told the city it would be ending its yearslong probe.
The press release stated that the Justice Department made its decision “without sustaining any allegations” from a 2024 Department of Justice report that found Worcester officers used excessive force, disproportionately targeted Black and Latino people and engaged in “outrageous” sexual misconduct…