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Former Montgomery County, Md., Police Chief Charles Moose, who often spoke for the law enforcement community during the investigation of last year's Washington-area sniper attacks, has applied to be the next police chief in Minneapolis, the Star Tribune reported Saturday. The Minneapolis-based newspaper said unidentified sources confirmed Moose was one of 26 applicants. Moose's wife, Sandy, told the Associated Press from her Maryland home Saturday the family had no comment and said her husband was unavailable. A spokeswoman for Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak told the AP he is prohibited by law from disclosing the names of applicants until finalists are...

Officers' safety during sniper attacks investigated Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose is facing new criticism -- but this time, it's not about his book deal. W-U-S-A T-V reports that the county's Fraternal Order of Police is investigating questions about officers' safety during last fall's sniper shootings. The report is said to be exploring the possibility that important information was withheld from officers patrolling the streets during the attacks. The Fraternal Order of Police isn't releasing any details about the investigation. Moose has also been under fire from the county's ethics commission for a yet-to-be published book about the sniper...