Madison Police require plainclothes cops to wear badges, unmarked cruisers to display placards

By Chris Rickert
The Wisconsin State Journal

MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are now requiring plainclothes officers to wear jackets identifying them as police and unmarked police vehicles to display placards identifying them as police vehicles.

The moves began taking effect last week, police spokesperson Stephanie Fryer said, and come in response to local…