| The Story | The Bridgeport PD buys 16
semi-automatic weapons at a cost of $16,000. |
| News worthiness (1 to 5) |
** |
| The Spin | "We haven't actually fired a
shot in 10 years," said one fictitious police officer. "But it's just
cool to feel like Clint Eastwood in those Dirty Harry movies. That was
freakin' cool." |
| The Story | Rhome hires a new police chief, Rick Roebuck of Sunset, to fill its vacancy. He has canine experience and said "the canine unit will check a lot of drug activity in the city and you also walk the dogs through the schools, which the kids love." |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | "I don't," said one local
stoner. |
| The Story | The district judge throws out some
of the evidence in a child porn case against Kevin Dean Riedle saying
the search warrant was defective. |
| News worthiness | **** |
| The Spin | Don't gripe. You want judges that
will apply the law and not make law, and that's what happened. Note to
law enforcement: Cut and Paste is not your friend. |
| The Story |
Local tax assessor-collector Monte
Shaw shows up in a wedding announcement to an assistant principal at
Carson Elementary. |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | Those believing a tax
assessor should enjoy no happiness are encouraged to file a formal
protest to obtain a hearing. |
| The Story | Bridgeport's defensive coordinator
Mike Burt leaves to take the head coaching job in Dumas. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | The job was put on hold while mental health experts examine this photo. |
