Alabama police department should be abolished over "culture of corruption" after 5 officers charged, grand jury says

Alabama police force put on leave after grand jury says it operated like a “criminal enterprise”

A small Alabama city placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be disbanded, saying it has “operated as more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency.” Hanceville Mayor Jim Sawyer said Thursday in a statement that the Cullman County Sheriff’s Department will temporarily…

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Alabama police department should be abolished over "culture of corruption" after 5 officers charged, grand jury says

Alabama police department should be abolished over “culture of corruption” after 5 officers charged, grand jury says

A grand jury recommended abolishing a small Alabama police department because of a “rampant culture of corruption” after charging five officers with a variety of crimes, officials announced Wednesday. Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced Wednesday that a grand jury had indicted Hanceville Police Chief Jason Marlin and four of his officers on a…

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Drug-eating rats invade Houston police evidence room, potentially disrupting hundreds of cases

Drug-eating rats invade Houston police evidence room, potentially disrupting hundreds of cases

Rats infest New Orleans Police Headquarters, eat marijuana in evidence Rats infest New Orleans Police Headquarters, eat marijuana in evidence 01:22 Rats are consuming drugs that were seized and stored by Houston police and hundreds of cases could be vulnerable to the rodent infestation, officials said. It’s an issue that has prompted the district attorney…

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