Federal probe slams 'pattern of excessive force' by Chicago

A year-long federal investigation into the Chicago police force has identified a pattern of excessive force in violation of the US Constitution, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said today.
"The Department of Justice has concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that the Chicago police department engages in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution," Lynch told a news conference in the city.