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By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Texas phony arrest scheme with Black motorists On the WSJ blog, a story about police shakedowns of Black motorists in Tenaha TX seizing money for no reason and threatening prosecution to get it. The DA apparently is involved: Texas DA Sued Over Alleged Phony Arrest Scheme Left ‘High and Dry’. There is a reference to an earlier post and a Chicago Tribune story from March: Highway robbery? Texas police seize black motorists' cash, cars / Suit says cops force motorists, largely black, to forfeit cash and cars—or be charged with trumped-up crimes. Pot hidden in honey wagon On CNN this story from Arizona: A septic tank cleaning truck was the subject of a stop and search that led to the finding of 743 lbs of marijuana hidden in the human waste.continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on January 30, 2010 (boomark / email).