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US Politics · Charlotte police officers resign over racist texts, prompting FBI probe and review of arrests

Five officers have resigned and a sixth remains suspended from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department after allegedly exchanging racist text messages, including slurs and an apparent reference to a Ku Klux Klan rally. Chief Estella Patterson has launched a full review of body-worn camera footage and arrest records and requested the FBI conduct a civil rights investigation.