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Councilman Seeks Polygraph &#8220;Tests&#8221; in Racial Slur Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Omaha <em>World Herald<\/em> staff writer Karyn Spencer reports in an article titled, &#8220;Closer look into slur requested.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Councilman Frank Brown will ask the Omaha City Council to press for further investigation into who wrote a racial slur at a police precinct.<\/p><p>Brown said Monday he plans to introduce a resolution Jan. 7 asking the Police Department to use handwriting analysis and polygraph tests.<\/p><p>&#8220;They&#8217;ve got to find the author of this insensitive racial slur,&#8221; said Brown, who thinks the person should be fired.<\/p><p>Chief Don Carey will wait to comment until the resolution is introduced, a police spokesman said Monday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omaha World Herald staff writer Karyn Spencer reports in an article titled, &#8220;Closer look into slur requested.&#8221; Councilman Frank Brown will ask the Omaha City Council to press for further investigation into who wrote a racial slur at a police precinct. 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