Mandeville police have too much discretion in DWI arrests...

So reads this headline from the Times-Picayune:

A report on how the Mandeville Police Department handles suspected drunken drivers blames an outdated standards manual and inadequate training for giving patrol officers too much discretion in deciding whom to arrest.

The report, by attorney Howard Daigle Jr., was commissioned by the City Council in July after revelations that Mayor Eddie Price was let go by Mandeville police officers in 2006 despite signs that he was driving his city-owned vehicle while intoxicated. . . .

Posted by MBC at January 29, 2009 10:14 PM