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Micah Was Approached by a Fellow Officer Concerning Possible Corruption

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Micah was approached by a fellow officer concerning possible corruption within their department.  Apparently, two officers have been selling confiscated drugs on the streets.  Micah reviewed both officers' cases and noticed that their arrests for drug crimes were down significantly. Both officers have also recently been receiving complaints from the community.  Micah dreaded what was about to happen to their department.
As expected, the department was at risk of losing its accreditation once the media became aware of the situation.  Then another outside agency became involved with the authority to review the actions of the department called a 


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