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MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2002

"WILD CAR CHASES THROUGH BUSY DOWNTOWN STREETS! BUSTIN' DOWN DOORS, VIOLENT GUN BATTLES, SLAPPIN' SOME UNCOOPERATIVE PERP UPSIDE THE HEAD, BLOWIN' STUFF UP, WILD SEX and DONUTS have absolutely nothing to do with this column. Or with actual police work (much to my dismay), as I was soon to learn on my evening ride-along with friend, neighbor and Portland city cop, Rich "Hole-in-Hosiery" (name changed to protect the innocent). . ."

Get the Story:
Well, Whatever: Potter not cut out for delicate police operations (The Billings Gazette 8/24)

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