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Policeman charged for making a false statement to INDECOM

Police constable Michael Shakes has been charged with willfully making a false statement to mislead the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) in connection with a probe into a shooting. Shakes was placed before the Westmoreland Parish...

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