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Police custody death sparks ri
HUNDREDS of Algerians went on a rampage today, looting and burning a state bank outside the capital Algiers and clashing with security forces after a youth died in police custody, residents said.
Several protesters and riot police were injured in the clashes which followed the death of the young man at a police station in the coastal town of Zeralda, about 35km west of Algiers, they said.
No details were available about the circumstances of the death of the young man and government officials were not immediately available for comment.
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WAFF - Huntsville,AL,USA
12 October 2006
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Russellville officer faces ext
Russellville Police Chief Chris Hargett has been on the job for just more than a year.
But perhaps one of his biggest tasks since his hire in 2005, firing one of his own officers.
"I didn't come in here to be Mr. Billy Bad and get rid of people right and left. I wanted to make the department better", said Hargett Wednesday from his office in downtown Russellville.
Still pending trial, the case of former police officer Wes Mattox who was fired by Hargett.
Hargett tells WAFF 48 News that he received a call one night that was suspicious and very disturbing.
"The person told me that they were related to an inmate in our jail and that they were being extorted for money in exchange for making a criminal drug case disappear. At that point I had no idea what the truth was but I agreed to a meeting and things just developed from there", added Hargett.
The Chief says he later determined that Mattox promised to help the inmate in exchange for a one-time $100 payment.
A portion of the money was allegedly recovered and the officer was fired.
Following an investigation, Mattox was charged criminally with several felonies including soliciting a bribe, extortion, ethics violation and using one's job for personal gain.
Sources say Mattox and his attorney are seeking a possible deal that would include changing the charges to misdemeanors.
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