WJLA's Wildest Police Videos
We don’t often dabble in local news here, but last night’s WJLA newscast carried one so bizarre we couldn’t pass it up:
The ABC affiliate, owned by Allbritton Communications, reported that it had filed a complaint with the Prince George’s County Police alleging excessive force (in addition to just plan bizarre-ness) was used against its Investigative Reporter Andrea McCarren during an April felony traffic stop.
The incident, which the station says “may be the only recorded felony traffic stop of a reporter who was in pursuit of a story,” began during morning rush hour on April 15th when McCarren and her photographer were surrounded by nine Prince George’s County and Cheverly police cars and up to a dozen officers with their weapons drawn.
The station reports that McCarren–a 5-foot 4-inch mother of three–and her photographer were at the time following a County police official on a tip about the possible
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