In small Louisiana town, losing police chief candidate allegedly hits officer riding in victory [View all]

In small Louisiana town, losing police chief candidate allegedly hits officer riding in victory parade


Melville police chief challenger Cleven Clark was arrested Saturday night, accused of hitting a Melville police officer who rode past his daughter’s home with sirens going off in celebration of Chief Anthony Moreau's re-election.

Clark said the chief and his officers were “harassing his family” by parading by him after the election results came in.

Moreau denied the allegation: "We didn’t know where he was at.”

The Melville Police Department has a tradition of parading through town when the incumbent chief wins re-election. Moreau said this tradition dates to the 1980s in the Louisiana town of some 1,050 residents.

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