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COP Hauling DARE Trailer Charged With DUI

Indiana officer crashed his truck into a tree

(Newser) - An Indiana cop who preaches to kids about the dangers of driving under the influence of booze and drugs has himself been charged with DUI, reports Kentucky's WAVE TV . Need more irony? He was hauling a DARE trailer when his pickup truck sideswiped a parked car and slammed into... More »

DARE Convinces Kid to Turn in His Parents' Pot

Parents arrested, charged after very effective anti-drugs demonstration

(Newser) - Well, chalk this one up as a victory for the DARE program. A recent anti-drugs demonstration at a North Carolina elementary school was quite effective at convincing one 11-year-old boy that marijuana is dangerous—so effective, in fact, that the boy went home, grabbed his parents’ marijuana cigarettes, brought them... More »

LAPD Chief During 1992 Riots Dead at 83

Controversial lawman Daryl Gates had bladder cancer

(AP) - Daryl F. Gates, Los Angeles police chief during the city's deadly 1992 riots, has died. He was 83 and had bladder cancer. A tart-tongued career cop with a short fuse and a penchant for making controversial statements, Gates had been a flashpoint for controversy long before the riots that broke... More »

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