Escondido police chief tells ACLU he'll modify some operations

By Angela Lau Union-Tribune Staff Writer
7:47 p.m. May 4, 2009

ESCONDIDO – The police chief, who has been criticized for policies said to alienate some Latinos, agreed to modest changes in police operations after meeting with an official with the ACLU.

The American Civil Liberties Union has accused the police department of using drivers' license checkpoints as a “fishing expeditionsâ€