Master Sergeant Fray Coleman, a 23-year veteran of the Wilmington Police Department, filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and improper handling of personal data. In 2022, during a cold-case murder investigation, her personal cellphone was seized, and intimate images were allegedly disseminated within the department. Coleman claimed the department engaged in unconstitutional data practices and racial discrimination. A federal judge dismissed her lawsuit in 2023, stating that federal law does not allow her to sue public entities for racial discrimination in connection with an employment contract. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/wilmington-police-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-fb7dd68159d80e1bc461d42c4444c44d?utm_source=openai))
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