Omaha Police surveillance questioned
The questions, which the ACLU of Nebraska calls red flags, come in the aftermath of last summer's protests.
February 25, 2021Updated: September 25, 2021
By News Channel Nebraska
By News Channel Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha Police Department's surveillance of Black activists and their partners is being called into question.
The questions, which the ACLU of Nebraska calls "red flags," come in the aftermath of last summer's protests.
Through a massive public records request, the ACLU received hundreds of OPD emails, which, according to the civil liberties group, finds police spying on groups without reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct.
In a February 19th letter to Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer, the ACLU asks how and why OPD made its surveillance decisions.
The ACLU says it has yet to hear back from the chief.