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Thu Jun 18, 2020, 06:07 PM Jun 2020

Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinksi resigns after allegations of racial bias.

'A new federal court filing claims bias complaints were ignored while reporting officers suffered retaliation.

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks accepted the resignation of Police Chief Hank Stawinski effective immediately, she announced Thursday. Alsobrooks will hold a press conference Friday afternoon to update the county.

The leader of Prince George’s County’s NAACP is calling for the removal of police chief Hank Stawinski after a report was released documenting numerous allegations that serious complaints about racial bias in the department were never adequately investigated.

"We might call for some kind of direct action if they don't comply," said NAACP Prince George's Chapter President Bob Ross.

The new report, which was submitted as evidence in an ongoing federal discrimination lawsuit against the Prince George’s County Police Department, analyzed a database of the department’s internal investigations records called IAPro.

The 94-page report details numerous allegations including:>>>

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/racism/65-e3991a0b-98cf-4040-94af-f6249ebee4ce?

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