- The police received an anonymous tip that someone in a bar was drunk and about to drive
- The noble and vigilant police department sends seven officers for a three hour stakeout of the bar
- Patron leaves in a cab, crisis averted
Choice quotes from the Journal piece:
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..internal investigation, which concluded the officers had conducted a routine drunk-driving operation and had not used police authority inappropriately.
From the tapes, it can be determined that the officers waiting outside the bar had people inside the bar who were providing them with specific, detailed information about the actions of both Diotte and Ignasiak. It's also obvious that the police officers are keen to catch either or both of the men and don't want to do anything that might jeopardize their bust.
At the end of the night, both Diotte and Ignasiak took cabs, but the police were undaunted. "Oh well, we gave it the good old college try," one officer said. "Well, I think we'll be able to tag T1 (Diotte) on another day, another time," another officer replies.
My chain of discovery was Instapundit => Red Ensign Standard => The Freeway to Serfdom.