Drug War Issues
Hey, cops: Don't give crack to hookers' boyfriends, don't rip people off and traffic dope, don't seize dope without turning it in, and don't get wasted on meth you stole and crash your cruiser. If only this week's crew had followed those simple instructions, they wouldn't be in trouble now. But they are. Let's get to it:
In Austin, Texas, a former Austin police officer was convicted Tuesday of giving crack cocaine to a man who was the boyfriend of a prostitute he knew. Scott Lando, 48, was convicted of delivery of a controlled substance. He also faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and prostitution. The crack incident took place in 2006. He was fired in 2008. He is out on bail.
In Jackson, Mississippi, two Jackson police officers were arrested last Friday on a variety of charges for stealing money from the home of a man who had been robbed. Officers Marvent Brooks, 35, and David Dreblow, 25, are charged with theft over $1,000, two counts of official misconduct, tampering with evidence and witness coercion. But there will be more to come. In a search of Brooks' home after the arrests, authorities found marijuana, crack pipes, a digital scale, gas grenades, homemade silencers and guns, according to a search warrant. The search warrant specified that authorities were looking for "photographs or electronic recordings regarding narcotics possession or trafficking." Both officers are out on $5,000 bail. Authorities said any additional charges against Brooks resulting from the search warrant will be presented to a grand jury.
In Felicity, Ohio, a Clermont County police officer pleaded not guilty August 12 to a charge of tampering with evidence. Felicity Police Capt. Delmas Pack was arrested last month and is accused of taking drugs off someone he stopped. The drugs were allegedly "not handled properly." Prosecutors have said little more about the case.
In Des Moines, Iowa, a former Pleasant Hill police officer pleaded guilty August 12 to drug and burglary charges for stealing methamphetamine from an evidence room. Former Sgt. Daniel Edwards, 42, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, operating while intoxicated, and third-degree burglary. Edwards went down after he crashed his cruiser on April 1. He was fired after a drug test showed he had meth in his system when he crashed.
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Thanks for publicizing this,
Thanks for publicizing this, and for all of the work that you do to help put an end to the drug war.
Corrupt Cops
The FDA etc. will tell you there is no meth around anymore since they took all the drugs with even tiny amounts of Pseudomethodrine off the market. So they still have trouble with Meth and I am still suffering, unable to get any medication that works for my allergy that keeps me from being able to breathe through my nose.
I hope the cop in Des Moines can at least breathe.
not surprising.
This dosn't surprise any one. At least no one was murdered by the nationally corrupt police system in these cases..that happens allot and they get off scott free just because there cops. Thanks for your good work. These stories need to be in peoples faces everyday!!!
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