Kennedy Case Shows Tensions
‘Political Policing’ Irks Cops
- By John McArdle
- Roll Call Staff
- May 8, 2006, Midnight
As an internal investigation conducted by the acting chief of the Capitol Police found that two police management officials improperly handled the department’s investigation into a car crash involving Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) last Thursday, national Fraternal Order of Police called the incident a symptom of a broader problem of “political policing” being encouraged by agency brass.
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