After more than a year of protests in a small north Alabama city over the fatal police shooting of a Black man outside his home, a redacted and highly anticipated third-party investigation found that the local police department often made improper arrests and failed to thoroughly investigate civilian complaints.
The 43-page report published Thursday finds that members of the Decatur Police Department “often” unnecessarily charged citizens with disorderly conduct and obstruction of governmental operations, and failed to thoroughly investigate civilian complaints — including use of force incidents.
