Officer Gets Reprimand Over ‘Trophy’ Tooth
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<i> Associated Press</i>
CLEARWATER, Fla. — An officer was reprimanded after a suspect’s tooth, knocked out in a scuffle, was placed on a wall at the police station as a trophy, authorities said.
Police Chief Sid Klein reprimanded Sgt. William Goatcher for allowing another officer to display the tooth in public for two months.
The chief said the display exhibited “a clear lack of sensitivity to the feelings of others.”
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