CHP Checking Officers for Abuse of Authority
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From Times Wire Reports
The California Highway Patrol is investigating some of its own officers for allegedly abusing their authority.
Officials are looking into whether a captain ordered two uniformed officers to divert traffic around a wedding at his Bakersfield home, the Bakersfield Californian reported. Another incident involves the alleged cover-up of a crash involving a Mercedes-Benz that was borrowed for a parade.
The probe is focused on fewer than five supervisors in Bakersfield and Fresno, said CHP Commissioner Spike Helmick.
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