ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Five former police officers in a Dallas suburb have surrendered their law enforcement licenses in exchange for prosecutors dropping charges against them for falsely reporting traffic stops.
The five are among 16 officers in Arlington who were placed on leave last year after supervisors discovered records of traffic stops that never actually occurred.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports (https://bit.ly/2lscmja ) the five had their cases dismissed this week by the Tarrant County district attorney’s office. The other 11 had previously agreed to surrender their licenses in exchange for having their cases dismissed.
All have either resigned from the force or were fired.
It’s not clear why the traffic reports were falsified but an attorney for two of the officers says commanders had established a quota for traffic stops and citations.
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Information from: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, https://www.star-telegram.com
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