DALLAS – A local activist group is calling on the federal Department of Justice to investigate the Dallas Police Department for what it calls unconstitutional policing.
The CBS News Texas I-Team exclusively obtained a copy of the formal complaint sent to the DOJ by Mothers Against Police Brutality. In the letter submitted Thursday, the activist group asks for a federal investigation into what it describes as “a city that prioritizes hiding disturbing trends of police violence from public view.”
The DOJ has investigated other departments in recent years, including in Minneapolis after George Floyd’s murder in 2020. In some cases, these investigations have led to major reforms.
The I-Team reached out to the Dallas Police Department for comment Thursday afternoon. A department spokesperson said the complaint filed with the DOJ has not been shared with Dallas police, but added the department takes the issues addressed in the complaint seriously and has “worked proactively for years to promote and uphold the highest standards of policing.”