Wandering cops move from department to department One of the biggest roadblocks to police accountability is so-called “wandering cops” who lose their jobs in one place only to be rehired in another By WILLIAM H. FREIVOGEL and PAUL WAGMAN/ Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Published: April 28, 2021, 4:30pm Share: 5 Photos FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 file photo, police hold their clubs as they form a line in front of supporters of President Donald Trump on Election Day in Beverly Hills, Calif. Red states such as Florida and Georgia lead the way in decertifying officers with past problems, while there is no decertification in two of the bluest and biggest in the country - California and New Jersey. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)