Police Corruption Scandals Shake Boston and Kansas City
A Century-Old Ledger of police crime unfolds as Denver officers loot a supermarket and Boston reels from bookmaking ties. The CBS broadcast fuels outrage. Massachusetts Governor Volpe orders investigations with federal help. Kansas City faces slow erosion of public trust as city crime and police conduct draw scrutiny from officials and residents alike.
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Boston
Derey Sheehan
Awords
Governor's Office
eNobody
Leityy
Ois
CBS
Ghaed
Massachusetts
Eline
Gav
Dehn AL Volpe
Lee Sullivan
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Hicenjen
More Police Scandals Mar Holiday Weekend In The Midwest
A holiday weekend in the Midwest was marred by police scandals with charges to be filed in Milwaukee against two officers. In St. Louis rookies faced lie detector tests revealing petty thefts and perjury charges, while a six year Des Moines veteran faced suspension for alleged assault and threat. Tests led to resignations, firings, and suspensions as 68 more officers were set for testing.
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Midwest
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Des Moines
Iowa
Polite
Heim
Wolf Hochman
Feol
H. Sam Priest
Kansas City Police Shakeup Follows Brannon Perjury Case
In Kansas City the police chief Bernard C. Brannon faced a county grand jury for perjury and willful misconduct, later cleared, amid shaken public confidence as investigator Lloyd J. Kelley takes over. Denver also sees fallout as Chief James B. Childers resigns after a large police corruption sweep and mayor Batforten orders a reorganization study by IACP investigators.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Bernard C. Brannon
Brannon
Chairence M. Kelley
Kelley
FBI
City
el Alely
Denver
Richard Y. Batforten
International Association of Chiefs of Police
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Winkler
Naugatuck Fuel CO
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Public Paint and Plumbing Supply, Inc
William S. Martett
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Spec Shea
American Shade and Blind Co
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