FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The Fargo Police Department says its investigation did not find evidence to support a claim by a 19-year-old Black man that he was racially profiled and illegally searched.
Larry Pope filed a complaint that said he was coming out of his girlfriend’s apartment building when two officers confronted him and searched his bag on June 22nd.
KVRR-TV reports Sgt. Shane Aberle of the police department’s Office of Professional Standards reviewed GPS squad car data, messages between officers and traffic cam footage. Aberle’s report Pope’s timeline about being detained by the officers does not match up.
Aberle said no officers were dispatched to the area between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. as Pope had alleged and GPS data refutes Pope’s claim that two squad cars pulled into the parking lot.
He recommended the case be closed. Fargo Police Chief David Todd agreed and determined the complaint unfounded.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.