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ATLANTA — The Rev. Al Sharpton called for a congressional probe of police shooting policies as he joined local activists Sunday outside the home of an elderly woman killed by narcotics police officers who burst into her home.
The New York civil rights leader said the death of Kathryn Johnston _ along with the death of 23-year-old groom-to-be Sean Bell, who was shot by police on his wedding day outside a New York City strip club _ is an example of "a new sense of police recklessness" sweeping the country.
"Something stinks in this case," he said. "In fact, it smelled so ba... Read more
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20 December 2006
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Police commisioner to probe co
NSW Police Commissioner Ken Moroney was personally looking into a bungle by officers that allowed a policeman to get off a high-range drink-driving charge, Police Minister John Watkins said today.
The case against Constable Mark Joseph Smith, 29, was dismissed in Downing Centre Local Court yesterday because police lodged a court attendance notice three weeks late, The Daily Telegraph reported today.
Constable Smith was allegedly caught driving with a blood alcohol reading almost four times the legal limit when he was stopped at 3am (AEST) in Raglan St, Manly, in April.
After returning a reading of 0.195 he was arrested on April 14 by Northern Beaches highway patrol officers and charged with high-range drink-driving.
Mr Smith's barrister Ray Hood said police issued his client with a court attendance notice on May 14.
He said by law the officers were required to lodge the notice with the court registry office within seven days but failed to do so.
It is understood the paperwork was drawn up but for reasons senior officers were yesterday unable to explain, it was not sent to court for more than three weeks.
"Police filed it on June 14, they were three weeks out and the court had no jurisdiction to deal with the matter," Mr Hood said after the hearing yesterday.
NSW Police Minister John Watkins said today that Mr Moroney had referred the case to the professional standards command within NSW Police for investigation.
"That investigation is automatically oversighted by the PIC (Police Integrity Commission).
"I think that's the appropriate way to go, and we should now await that investigation's outcome," Mr Watkins said on Southern Cross radio.
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