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NYPD boozers to get surprise tests

NEW YORK, May 11 (UPI) -- New York City's police commissioner has decreed police officers with histories of alcohol abuse must face surprise breath tests at least four times a year.

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Commissioner Ray Kelly issued the nine-page order as part of an effort to ensure members of the force stay on the wagon, the New York Post reported Wednesdau.

The order settles the disciplinary cases of uniformed officers and brass cited for alcohol-related infractions by having them sign agreements allowing the NYPD to monitor their sobriety.

"It is a health and safety issue for everyone, regardless of their occupation. It is of even greater importance in the Police Department," said NYPD spokesman Inspector Michael Coan.


N.J. police raid suspects' former home

WOODBRIDGE, N.J., May 11 (UPI) -- A 63-year-old New Jersey man was surprised when armed state police officers burst through his unlocked front door looking for evidence of prostitution.

Philip Petronella was watching TV Monday when he was interrupted by the troopers, who handcuffed him for hours before realizing they were looking for the former tenants of the residence -- not him, the Middlesex County Home News Tribune reported Wednesday.

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Petronella, who lives with his daughter and son-in-law, said the raid certainly broke up the monotony in his "boring" life.

"I told them, 'You gotta be kidding. I ain't getting any. Nobody else is getting any out of here,' " Petronella said.

"We just got there too late. They were there, and they've moved on," said New Jersey State Police Capt. Al Della Fave.

Petronella said he received a $9,000 Verizon bill with an address containing the word "entertainment" shortly after he moved into the house.


Parking lot speed trap riles Mormons

PROVO, Utah, May 11 (UPI) -- Police in Provo, Utah, have apologized for using a Mormon church's parking lot to set up a radar speed trap, and promised not to do it again.

One of the motorists who were stopped told the Provo Daily Herald at least five officers were involved in the trap, in which speeders were waved into the lot to be ticketed.

But church official James Wilson wasn't pleased: "Church property should be used for church activities. If an officer pulls someone over one time, then that's different than running a radar trap."

Raylene Ireland, spokeswoman for Provo city, said police don't run radar traps on a regular basis, and on this occasion, the officers erred in using the church parking lot to cite speeders.

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Wilson said he was contacted Tuesday by Police Chief Craig Geflison who reiterated Provo Police Department policy is to obtain consent before using private property for police work.

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