Did Police Cover Up Arrest?

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The Mel Gibson drama continues and we have a feeling there will be no happy ending anytime soon. Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, just concluded (9:15AM PT) a press conference with reporters, answering questions about the Mel Gibson DUI controversy. Whitmore told reporters that there was no "sanitizing" of the police report and that no force was used in Gibson's arrest.

TMZ.com is claiming that the deputy who arrested Gibson last week was ordered by officials to take out references to Gibson's bad behavior. The altered report makes no mention of the fact that Gibson attempted to flee the scene by running to his car to escape. The officer checked a box on the report that Gibson was "belligerent." Ironically, even though officials did not order the deputy to remove that reference, they did order him to re-write the report to eliminate all references to the supporting evidence leading the officer to believe Gibson was indeed "belligerent." To read more click here. TMZ.com is also reporting that Mel Gibson has been stopped for reckless driving two other times in Malibu but he was allowed to leave without a ticket or arrest.

Many are wondering if Gibson really did receive preferential treatment from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department due to a public service announcement that Gibson taped on their behalf in 2002. The PSA was recorded on behalf of a sheriff's charity, The Los Angeles Sheriff's Star Organization (LASSO). In the spot, Gibson, dressed in a sheriff's uniform, pulls over Scott Baio to thank him for supporting LASSO. He tells viewers, "Give back to those who give so much." What do you think, was there a cover up?