Police chief helped California gun dealers in illegal armor-piercing ammunition import plot, prosecutors say

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsPolice chief helped California gun dealers in illegal armor-piercing ammunition import plot, prosecutors sayFederal prosecutors say a small-town Wisconsin police chief tried to help California gun dealers import illegal armor-piercing rounds from EuropeTodd Richmond Wednesday 29 April 2026 07:50 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2965995To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/jacob-darin-dowd-linn-police-chief-b2966926.html","title":"Prosecutors say Wisconsin police chief helped gun dealers’ illegal import scheme"}}CloseCop taken on terrifying joyride by robber before shooting him in the legThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US...