DETROIT (Reuters)
The truth about Detroit's latest
police mystery
may never be known, because the evidence -- if
there ever was any -- was flushed down the toilet.
City Councilwoman Kay Everett told council members she had
received calls from police headquarters and two precincts saying
officers were forced to bring their own toilet paper because the
city could not pay suppliers.
"It's not really funny when you have to air-dry," Everett was
quoted as saying by the Detroit Free Press Wednesday. "It is a
health hazard when you don't have toilet paper."
But
Wednesday Greg Bowens, Mayor Dennis Archer's press
secretary, said a day-long investigation found the police
department never ran out of toilet paper.
"We take the health, safety and welfare of our police officers
very seriously," said Bowens.
"In this instance we have followed the paper trail and
discovered the invoices detailing the order and subsequent
delivery of the aforementioned equipment."
