{
  "id": 15752257,
  "title": "Discovery of North Carolina police officers’ alleged racist texts prompts review of arrest records",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/discovery-of-north-carolina-police-officers-alleged-racist-texts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T13:28:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/north-carolina-police-officers-alleged-racist-texts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "‘Deeply troubling’ messages came to light during investigation into misuse of Flock camera system Five officers resigned recently from a North Carolina police agency – and a sixth remained suspended – after they allegedly exchanged racist texts. The chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department (CMPD) said the messages came to light during an investigation into misuse of its Flock camera…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}