Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte
The Trayvon Martin case has sparked another investigation,
this time of the Sanford Police Department itself:
It's been more than a month since 17-year-old Martin was killed and only a week since the Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney's Office and the FBI launched investigations into why George Zimmerman shot him. Now, the Department of Justice is launching another investigation into the entire Sanford Police Department. [...]
Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte said that so many people complained at Monday night's city commission meeting about Sanford officers, the city asked the Department of Justice to step in.
"I am now in the process of talking with the Department of Justice and instituting a mechanism whereby citizens that have concerns or complaints about the Sanford Police Department can have their concerns heard and investigated by an independent agency," Bonaparte said.
Among other complaints, some citizens have complained that African Americans are treated differently by police than whites are in Sanford.