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Florida police chief ousted for urging ‘jelly belly’ officers to lose weight Winter Haven, Florida Police Chief Paul Goward was tired of looking around his department and seeing blubber hanging over the belts of some of his officers. So he sent out a memo exhorting the ‘‘jelly bellies” to shape up. In the end, the department lost 190 pounds - all of them belonging to Goward. He was forced out as chief because some of his officers took offense at the memo. The Oct. 11 memo bruised feelings on the 80-member force, drew at least one anonymous letter of complaint from officers about the chief’s management style and made his department the butt of jokes about fat cops and doughnuts. -
Bob Battle discusses constitutionality of DUI roadblocks on Chip Franklin radio show On October 26, 2006, Bob Battle was the legal expert guest on the Chip Franklin show on WBAL radio in Baltimore, Maryland. Bob discussed the constitutionality of DUI roadblocks. He also discussed the United States Supreme Court's ruling stating that such roadblocks were an exception to the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. -
Veteran Chesterfield County Prosecutor Criticized for Withholding Evidence in Murder Trials A veteran Chesterfield County Prosecutor is being criticized for withholding evidence in a capital murder trial. This is not the first time that prosecutor Warren Von Schuch, a Chesterfield County deputy commonwealth's attorney, has been involved in a murder prosecution where evidence has been withheld from defense attorneys. -
DUI Roadside "Sobriety Tests" Questioned An official in Florida was arrested for DUI and later had a BAC of 0.0. This and other similar cases once again shows the problems with any attempt to correlate the results of these tests with the sobriety of the driver. -
"Over the Limit. Under Arrest." National drunk driving campaign from August 18 Through September 4, 2006 The National Traffic Highway Safety Administration and the Governor's Highway Safety Council has begun promoting an anti-drunken-driving campaign with the slogan "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest." The crackdown on impaired driving will begin August 18 and continue through September 4, 2006.
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