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Organizers of an awards ceremony for the Tulsa Police Department have nixed Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu as a guest speaker for the event because they didn’t want the embattled sheriff to taint the event.
The Tulsa World reports that more than 40 Tulsa, Oklahoma police officers will receive awards for acts of heroism in 2011, and police officials “decided to schedule another speaker to avoid any unwanted attention from the ongoing scandal.”
Read our original story on the Babeu scandal here. More links on the next page:
Babeu loses supporters in Congressional District 4.
Investigations are launched into allegations against Babeu.
