Gascon says an officer who wasn't at the motel instructed the four over the phone to flush the 4-inch fetus down the toilet rather than take it to a hospital.
A supervisor who was reading incident reports came across details about the disposal of the fetus and shared them with a superior.
Gascon says all five officers were placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation.
He says police plan to forward the case to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office to see if prosecutors recommend charges.
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Information from: East Valley Tribune/Scottsdale Tribune, http://www.eastvalleytribune.com
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