However, those charges were dropped in under 24 hours, because the law under which Ms. Daniels was arrested applied to people who “regularly” appear nude or seminude at a particular establishment, and Ms. Clifford had not appeared at the club consistently. Sergeant Boxill said the arrest was one of several episodes that drew attention to the vice unit and eventually prompted an investigation into it. In August, Mr. Mitchell was investigating a prostitution complaint when he fatally shot 23-year-old Donna Castleberry, the police said. According to police reports, Mr. Mitchell shot Ms. Castleberry multiple times while she was in his car after she stabbed him in the hand. In September, the vice unit, which at the time consisted of about 20 officers and supervisors, paused operations for a month while the division conducted an internal review of the unit.

Source: New York Times March 20, 2019 21:54 UTC