5 cops on paid leave after fetus flushed

[Momtocccd]

Officers were responding to call about possible miscarriage at Ariz. motel

The Associated Press

updated 8:02 a.m. PT, Thurs., June 4, 2009

MESA, Arizona - Five officers have been placed on paid leave after one allegedly flushed a fetus down a toilet, police officials say.

Four officers responding to a call about a possible miscarriage at a motel on Monday discovered a woman who apparently lost a fetus estimated to be 12 to 14 weeks old, Police Chief George Gascon told the East Valley Tribune/Scottsdale Tribune.

Gascon said an officer who wasn't at the motel instructed the four over the phone to flush the 4-inch fetus down the toilet rather than take it to a hospital.

A supervisor reading incident reports came across details about the fetus' disposal and shared them with a superior.

All five officers were placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation, Gascon said.

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OMG! WTH is wrong with people.

[Ashlynsmommy06]

Jun. 4, 2009 at 4:06 PM

OMG!! Im suprised the mother didnt complain!

[theyareallmine]

Jun. 4, 2009 at 4:18 PM

Oh my gosh.

[bshelly]

Jun. 4, 2009 at 4:18 PM

Oh My I am very supprised the mother allowed that and didnt raise 9 kinds of hell , I know I would

[adamsmom05]

Jun. 7, 2009 at 4:34 PM

That is awful , what the hell were they thinking . A little baby fetus just flushed like nothing down the sewer that is sick. The mother should of said something. How very sad.

[seasnakesc]

Jun. 11, 2009 at 2:20 AM

I would be pissed. They shouldnt get paid. That is a fetus= a baby!