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Highway Patrol investigation goes federal
2008-03-20 20:57:00 PROSECUTORS TO LOOK INTO POSSIBLE POLICE MISCONDUCT The South Carolina Department of Public Safety’s recent publicity nightmare surrounding a possible pattern of misconduct in its ranks — a mess that has already claimed the careers of two high ranking officials — is about to get a whole lot worse. Federal prosecutors say they will launch a full investigation into the State Highway Patrol after two new dashboard camera videos released this week showed troopers ramming their cruisers into fleeing suspects. Those videos came on the heels of a highly controversial clip of a white trooper using a racial slur and threatening to kill a black suspect. In the wake of that scandal, Highway Patrol Col. Russell Roark and his boss, Public Safety Director James Schweitzer were forced to resign. “I’ve reviewed some of the videos, and based on that review, felt that it was appropriate to have our office involved,” said Kevin McDonald, acting U.S. attorney for S...
Highway Patrol cruises MySpace (Jefferson County Journal)
2008-02-05 18:14:00 In an age where younger and younger children are allowed access to personal computers and unsupervised online freedoms, child Internet safety is a growing concern. Original post by unknown
By: Play Video Games
CHP Lieutenant Deborah Pierce Arrested for DUI
2008-01-13 00:13:00 Merced County, California - December 29, 2007. A seventeen year veteran of the California Highway Patrol was arrested for DUI stemming from a single car accident. CHP Lieutenant Deborah Pierce has been arresting criminals on the California highways. She probably was not expecting to be on the other side of the law. Officers that responded to ...
Man To Sue Highway Patrol After Traffic Stop Tasing
2007-11-23 18:32:00 KUTV The man refused to sign a ticket for allegedly speeding and after that a Utah Highway Patrol trooper tased him in front of his pregnant wife and baby. Now the man is planning to file a lawsuit against the Utah Highway Patrol. Jared Massey may or may not have been speeding but he was arrested when he ...
By: Current Era Blog
Utah Highway Patrol camera, shows John Gardner being taser
2007-11-23 14:11:00 The officer’s conduct has been called into question after a videotape of the incident was posted on YouTube.The video, taken from a Utah Highway Patrol dashboard camera, shows Trooper John Gardner using a Taser on Jared Massey during a traffic stop on State Road 40 in Uintah County on Sept. 14.2007 In the nearly 10-minute video, Gardner is seen pulling Massey over for speeding. When Massey refuses to sign the citation, Gardner asks him to exit the vehicle, and things quickly escalate as the motorist points toward the speed limit sign. (more…)
California Highway Patrol being Sued for Releasing Photos of Young Girl Kil
2007-11-16 19:45:00 Message to all those individuals that think government is the solution to all of life’s ills. The following story from ABC is why you should understand that government as the concept and government as a practice is two entirely different things. Not long after their 18-year-old daughter died in a car accident, Christos and Lesli ...
By: Webloggin
The Florida Highway Patrol
2007-10-12 20:52:00 A Florida senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette Convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he pushed it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left. 'Amazing,' he thought as he flew down I-75, pushing the pedal even more.Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw the Highway Patrol officer behind him, blue lights flashing and siren blaring. He floored it to 100 mph, then 110, then 120. Suddenly he thought, 'What am I doing? I'm too old for this,' and pulled over to await the officer's arrival.Pulling in behind him, the officer walked up to the Corvette, looked at his watch and said, 'Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes. Today is Friday. If you can give me a reason for speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go.'The old gentleman paused. Then said, 'Three years ago, my wife ran off with a Florida Highway Patrol Officer. I thought you were bringing her back.''Have a good day, Sir,' replied the trooper.Have a gre...
By: Comedy Plus
California Highway Patrol recommends drug charges against Cepeda (AP)
2007-05-04 06:27:00 The California Highway Patrol will recommend prosecutors charge baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda with drug possession, a spokesman said Thursday. The department will forward its report of Cepeda’s arrest to the Solano County District Attorney’s office on Friday, CHP Sgt. Wulf Corrington said. The former San Francisco Giants star was stopped Tuesday after he ...
By: MLB News Blog
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