A Trenton police officer slams an unarmed 16-year-old's head into the hood of a vehicle.Trenton police
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One of the Justice Department’s goals under President Joe Biden was to investigate some of the nation’s most troubled police agencies, including the ones responsible for the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tyre Nichols.
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