La Crosse Police were the only department in Wisconsin using this 'unusual practice.’ And it cost taxpayers. - The Badger Project

La Crosse Police were the only department in Wisconsin using this 'unusual practice.’ And it cost taxpayers. - The Badger Project

After paying $450,000 to a man involved in a 2020 police confrontation, the department last month stopped using traffic stops to issue unrelated and outstanding citations. The La Crosse Police Department. Photo by Rick Solemn. Courtesy of WIZM. By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT Back in 2020, Demond Harris had outstanding citations for reckless driving and disorderly conduct. An alleged road rage incident led to La Crosse police writing the ti…