Tag: Local Government

Brickbat: Miami Vice

A Miami–Dade County sheriff's deputy threatened to arrest a local TV reporter for asking Mayor Daniella Levine Cava a question at a beach and bay cleanup event in a public park. Jeff Weinsier of WPLG Local 10 News wanted…

Brickbat: Hard at Work

A federal judge sentenced former Baltimore City Schools Police Officer Lawrence Smith to one year and one day in jail. Smith admitted stealing $215,000 in overtime pay and pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion.…

Brickbat: Lightening the Mood

Mike Forbess, a 911 dispatcher in Watauga, Texas, was formally reprimanded after making an inappropriate joke during an emergency call. A mother called for help because her daughters were fighting and one had kicked a hole in…

Brickbat: A Man on the Inside

A federal judge sentenced former Milwaukee police officer Juwon Madlock to five years in federal prison followed by three years of probation after he pleaded guilty to misconduct in office. Prosecutors say Madlock used his…

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