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Bolton supporters march on City Hall12:09 PM CDT on Wednesday, September 3, 2003By SELWYN CRAWFORD / The Dallas Morning News About 200 people marched from Ferris Plaza to City Hall Wednesday morning to protest what they said was the unfair firing of former Dallas police chief Terrell Bolton. The march, organized by the Interdenominational Alliance of Metropolitan Dallas and the African-American Pastors Coalition, was larger than last week’s rally, which drew about 50 people. In that march, protesters called for the firing of City Manager Ted Benavides and the recall of Mayor Laura Miller. They also protested what they...

Dallas police Tuesday asked the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the Dallas County district attorney's office to join the department's investigation into a series of undercover drug busts that were later found to involve fake drugs. Police Chief Terrell Bolton also announced at an evening news conference that two narcotics officers involved in the cases have been placed on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of the investigation. Chief Bolton did not identify the officers. District Attorney Bill Hill, who joined Chief Bolton at the news conference, said that the remaining pending cases involving fake drugs, minute traces, or...