2 cops charged with stealing cash, drugs in traffic stops
According to the charges, starting in 2020, the two officers conspired to abuse their powers as officers to steal cash and drugs from people they had pulled over during traffic stops.
When they would find illegal guns, drugs, or other contraband during traffic stops, they would demand cash payments"in exchange for reducing, dropping, or declining to press charges" and allowing the owners to avoid having their cars towed off, according to the indictment. In some cases, they would arrange for someone they had pulled over to meet them at a gas station to pay a cash bribe. They also enlisted the aid of a"bagman" to collect bribe money on their behalf.
After stealing drugs from people they had pulled over, the officers would sell it to a drug dealer and split the proceeds.© 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.Please enter email address to continue
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