Dueling TV reporters tag team Prov police

WLNE's Jim Hummel had the story last night of an officer reassigned to monitoring the metal detector at Providence Police headquarters, reportedly because he was hitting on attractive women during traffic stops. BeloBlog says an internal investigation is under way for an officer accused of improper conduct during MV stops.

Meanwhile, WPRI-WNAC's Tim White had a piece last night on how taxpayers are paying the gas costs for a Providence police lieutenant whose daily commute takes him from the other side of Hartford, Connecticut, to Providence and back.