32 Cops Disciplined as Kmart Raid Fallout
Continues
"This department is hopelessly corrupt and this is a grotesque
charade posing as justice," HPD officer Mark Aguirre told the media
after news of his firing was announced Wednesday. Sgt. Ken Wenzel, one of
13 officers suspended with pay over the Aug. 18 K-Mart raid, resigned
Tuesday hours before he was to meet with acting Police Chief Tim
Oettmeier. Aguirre and Wenzel were indicted last month on five counts
each of official oppression for the Aug. 18 sweep of a K-Mart parking
lot, where officers arrested hundreds on charges of trespassing and
curfew violations. Thirteen police officers were suspended with pay and
all the trespassing and curfew violations dropped. No charges were filed
against the other 11 officers implicated in the incident. More:
Copwatch offers to take Aguirre up on corruption
allegation, make documentation federal
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