“A corruption probe in a small California town has resulted in the arrests of four current and former police officers for stealing impounded cars belonging to mostly poor Latino drivers, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Those arrested on Tuesday in the agricultural town of King City included interim Police Chief Bruce Miller and his brother Brian Miller, who owns a towing company, said Monterey County Chief Assistant District Attorney Terry Spitz.
“The victims were economically disadvantaged persons of Hispanic descent who were targeted by having their vehicles impounded, towed and stored by Miller’s Tow,” Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo said in a statement. “The vehicle owners were unable to pay the fees and the vehicles were sold or provided for free to some of the officers.””* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Laila Kearney / Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/27/us-usa-california-police-idUSBREA1Q04820140227