Television

Traffic officers behaving badly, part 2

ladot-traffic-officer-knbc.jpgGood lede from Channel 4 investigative reporter Joel Grover on his latest story about L.A. traffic officers behaving badly. "First it was porn. Now it’s shoplifting, assault and soliciting prostitutes," the story opens. He adds: "NBC4 LA has uncovered what insiders say is a disturbing pattern of unchecked misconduct inside the Los Angeles Department of Transportation." Read the story

Here's last month's Channel 4 story on two parking and traffic officers showing up in a porn video while in uniform.

Photo: Channel 4


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