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NC officer suspended after traffic stop video goes viral

The town of Taylorsville announced the suspension on Facebook pending further investigation, saying it only saw the video after it was posted online; the chief declined further comment.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFolks in Taylorsville, North Carolina, have a suspended police officer this morning, after a video of a traffic stop for reckless driving through downtown spread online, WCNC reports.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOn the recording, the officer says, explain to me why you're driving like a dumb-something through town, and the officer's reply on the recording is shut up.

  3. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThe town's post says it requires all staff to conduct themselves at the highest level of professionalism.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the town says it only learned of the video after it was posted online, with the investigation still pending.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI think that's a pretty fair process!

  6. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThanks for the support, Chip. I find it suspicious. Now, forecast: New York, forty-five and clear. Chicago, forty-one and fog.

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistLos Angeles, sixty-four and fog, with a sixty-nine percent chance of rain tomorrow.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSixty-nine percent!

  9. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistEleven honks out of ten. Explain to me why you're driving like that through town, Los Angeles.

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