Ex- Mounted Police boss sold horses, kept cash


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When their owners donated Nestor and Swannee to the Philadelphia Police Department, they thought the horses would become proud members of the elite Mounted Unit. Instead, the healthy equines probably ended up as dog food, authorities said yesterday. Lt. David Brown, the unit's commander, forged documents from the department's veterinarian saying that Nestor and Swannee were not fit for duty, sold the horses to the horse auction in New Holland for about $1,000 each, then pocketed the proceeds, authorities said.