New Mexico city agrees to police reforms in choke settlement
(WorldNews Mexico)

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico city will seek to adopt racial bias training for police and may require officers to intervene in possible excessive force episodes following the choking death of a Latino man, according to an agreement in a lawsuit announced Thursday. The deal between the city of Las Cruces and a lawyer for the family of Antonio Valenzuela was part of the relatives` push to reform Las Cruces police following their wrongful death lawsuit in the case. The Washington Post has reported that between 2015 and last April, Las Cruces — where nearly 60%...