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East St. Louis, IL

Jun 30, 2008

New police hires have arrest histories

Some of the newest police officers in East St. Louis, Ill., have criminal records, and one of them took his oath having an outstanding warrant, officials said.

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Class of 75
Waterloo, IL
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Jun 30, 2008
 
Well, i'm sure that in East St. Louis, only the crooks can catch crooks. You people will never be anything more than you are now. Just wait till more of your heros get out of prison and snatch up the good jobs like Powell did. The job probably didn't exist till he needed one.
stugots
Saint Louis, MO
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Jun 30, 2008
 
so nobody checked their backgrounds before they hired them? thats just sad
leepaco
Eau Claire, WI
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Jul 2, 2008
 
stugots wrote:
so nobody checked their backgrounds before they hired them? thats just sad
....that's just east st. louis. you should visit their police department sometime, it looks like a police department from the third world.
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