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Council asks state police review and legislative audit after months of unanswered questions about McCaskey case
Summary
Facing repeated public appeals for transparency, the Hammond City Council voted to request that the Louisiana State Police review the Bobby Ray McCaskey incident and separately asked the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to audit the Hammond Police Department amid concerns about delayed responses from outside agencies.
The Hammond City Council on Tuesday approved two measures seeking outside scrutiny of local law enforcement's handling of a high-profile case and department practices.
First, the council agreed to request that the Louisiana State Police review materials related to the Bobby Ray McCaskey incident after community members and councilors said they had received inconsistent information about whether the matter was with the FBI, the attorney general's office or the 21st Judicial District Court. Councilman Andrews said he placed the item on the agenda because…
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