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TexasTowelie

(112,251 posts)
Sun Nov 17, 2013, 04:22 PM Nov 2013

Arlington assistant chief arrested in family violence case

ARLINGTON — An assistant police chief who just hours before had joined other police officials and officers in an event to end domestic violence was arrested early Sunday at his home on a family violence charge, police said.

Assistant Police Chief James Hawthorne was arrested early Sunday at his home on a charge of assault with bodily injury//family member, according to Arlington jail records.

He was booked into jail at 3:45 a.m. Sunday with bail set at $1,500 on the assault charge.

Hawthorne also was being held on an emergency protective order which a victim had filed, said Arlington Lt. Christoper Cook on Sunday in a telephone interview.

More at http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/11/17/5344458/arlington-assistant-chief-arrested.html?rh=1 .

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Arlington assistant chief arrested in family violence case (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2013 OP
Seems to be 2naSalit Nov 2013 #1

2naSalit

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Sun Nov 17, 2013, 04:31 PM
Nov 2013

further evidence of a possible movement to infiltrate protective services by offenders. This story and the one about the CPS official handcuffing a foster child to the porch w/dead chicken around his neck, and...

Things are getting pretty f'ing bizarre out there.

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