Maryland: Prince George's Police Clear Mayor, Family - Chief Offers No Apology for Drug Raid,...

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/08/AR2... sent by Nomen since 20 minutes Police have cleared Berwyn Heights Mayor Cheye Calvo and his family of any wrongdoing in connection with a package of marijuana that police intercepted en route to his home, leading to a violent raid in which deputy sheriffs killed the family's two dogs. State's Attorney Glenn F. Ivey determined that Calvo and his family were innocent victims caught up in a drug-smuggling ring. Sheriff Michael Jackson said that he was extremely upset that the Calvos had called for and been granted a civil rights review by the FBI. He asked the public for patience while his staff conducts its own internal review, which could be done as early as Monday. Calvo and county civil rights leaders have characterized the July 29 incursion as an unwarranted... [read full story]                    

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