Baltimore Cops Carried Toy Guns to Plant on People They Shot, Trial Reveals: officers kept the replicas "in case we accidentally hit somebody or got into a shootout, so we could plant them."

Baltimore Cops Carried Toy Guns to Plant on People They Shot, Trial Reveals: officers kept the replicas "in case we accidentally hit somebody or got into a shootout, so we could plant them." ( vice.com )

submitted 2018-02-01T10:04 by salvia_d

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Jimmycog 2018-02-01T12:37

Do you think that just happens in Baltimore?

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derram 2018-02-01T10:18

https://unvis.it/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xvzwp/baltimore-cops-carried-toy-guns-to-plant-on-people-they-shot-trial-reveals-vgtrn :

Baltimore Cops Carried Toy Guns to Plant on People They Shot, Trial Reveals - VICE

'Six of the eight task force members charged in the corruption scandal have pleaded guilty to racketeering charges, but Taylor and Detective Daniel Hersl have pleaded not guilty. '

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'Detective Maurice Ward, who's already pleaded guilty to corruption charges, testified that he and his partners were told to carry the replicas and BB guns "in case we accidentally hit somebody or got into a shootout, so we could plant them."', "They're currently on trial while several of their former partners testify against them.", "The directive allegedly came from the team's sergeant, Wayne Jenkins, the Washington Post reports."

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