Two full-time officers and five reserve officers in the Hempstead, Texas, police department have been charged with felony evidence tampering.
Two full-time officers and five reserve officers in the Hempstead, Texas Hempstead is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,691 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Waller CountyGR6. Geography
Hempstead is located at (30.091427, -96. , police department have been charged with felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. evidence tampering tampering The adulteration of a thing. See Drug tampering. . The officers allegedly set off SWAT team flash-bang grenades just for fun--among other places, at a party where one guest lost a foot--then attempted to cover up what they had done.
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