Originally Posted by
imarangemaster
This is a sad truth. I was an LEO for 20 years in Washington State and California. All professional, well regulated departments. After I retired I moved to down state Illinois to a small rural farm town in a rural county. There was little professionalism (except with the State Police, who were top notch). THE CHIEF OF POLICE, THE JUDGE, AND THE STATE'S ATTORNEY WERE ALL PART OF AN ILLEGAL GAMBLING RING! My daughter ran a bar in the town, and knew all the dirty laundry.
Often heard of things being confiscated, but disappearing. The training, selection, and background standards were a joke compared to even the smallest department in California or Washington State.