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Madison Police Department Chief John Patterson has launched a support group for officers previously-assigned to conduct bar raids, following the announcement that MPD will no longer conduct semi-weekly raids on campus-area bars.
It is estimated that over a third of MPD’s officers made a living off bar raids. Patterson’s support group aims to help former bar raid cops who are struggling mentally after being reassigned or losing their jobs all together…