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In recent months South West Regional Voices have reported on two blatant examples of anti-white racism practised by South West police forces. In November we reported how the Avon and Somerset Constabulary discriminated against young white job applicants as a matter of policy. We also, a little later, reported on the Gloucestershire Constabulary doing exactly the same thing! These actions making a mockery of their claims to be even-handed, equal opportunities employers and promoting good community relations.
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SouthCoastToday.com, MA, USA
26 January 2007
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Boston police officer indicted
BOSTON — A 12-year veteran of the Boston Police Department has been suspended without pay following his indictment by a federal grand jury on charges of selling steroids, perjury, and attempting to thwart an investigation into steroid use in the department.
Edgardo Rodriguez, 37, was charged Thursday with conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids, distribution of anabolic steroids, obstruction of justice, and three counts of perjury.
"There's an ongoing grand jury investigation," Assistant U.S. Attorney John T. McNeil told U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert B. Collings at a hearing. "We are taking a hard look at steroid use among officers in the Boston Police Department."
Rodriguez was placed on administrative duty last summer after three other Boston officers were indicted for allegedly guarding large shipments of what they believed to be cocaine.
The suspected ringleader in the case is accused of trafficking steroids, and one of the other officers was a regular customer, according to an FBI affidavit.
The case brought alleged illegal drug use within the department to the surface, with Mayor Tom Menino proposing steroid testing for officers as part of labor contract negotiations.
Police Commissioner Edward Davis pledged to strengthen training to help supervisors detect possible drug use. "I have instructed the Bureau of Internal Investigations to develop and conduct extensive training for all Boston Police supervisors to better enable them to detect, expose, and identify illegal substance abuse," he said in a statement.
McNeil said in court that a number of complaints had been filed against Rodriguez alleging behavior "consistent with steroids use."
Philip A. Tracy Jr., Rodriguez's lawyer, said his client passed two department drug tests in July and August.
McNeil told the judge that Rodriguez had tried to discourage another Boston police officer four or five times from testifying before the grand jury. The indictment also alleges that Rodriguez lied when he told a grand jury in October that he had not sold steroids to another Boston officer.
Rodriguez was ordered by the judge not to have contact with any Boston police officers, except for anticorruption investigators.
Tracy said Rodriguez has been unfairly tarred by his association with three officers indicted on drug conspiracy charges.
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