Miami Beach cops can work off-duty at nightclubs again — but no refreshments inside
Miami Beach police officers who want to work off-duty details at nightclubs must now receive proper training, rotate shifts every two or three hours, and stay outside unless law-enforcement action is necessary.
The new rules set in motion last week by Police Chief Daniel Oates come on the heels of the July suspension of Sgt. Mike Muley, who appeared to observers to be drunk while working an off-duty detail at Mango’s Tropical Cafe on Ocean Drive.
Oates then immediately put a halt to officers working the lucrative off-duty shifts at any of the Beach’s popular nightclubs.
“If that resolves the issue of perception, then we’re fine with it,” said Fraternal Order of Police President Alex Bello.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/09/02/4323717/new-rules-for-miami-beach-cops.html
