HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-31-1998 Articles('edar Rapids (;azette, Sunday, March 22, 1998
Citizen review board rejects
2 complaints against police
Gazette Johnson County Bureau
IOWA CITY — The Police
Citizens Review Board has dis-
missed two complaints.
One was filed by a man who
lodged five complaints this year
and last, according to a report
released Friday. The other com-
plaint is one of four filed during
the same period by another
man. Neither is identified.
One man alleges that an offi-
cer stopped his car without
probable cause and issued him a
ticket for driving with an ex-
pired driver's license on Jan. 25.
The man also claims he was
subjected to unlawful search
and seizure and harassment dur-
ing the stop.
The board concluded the offi-
cer, having computer data that
indicated the man's license had
expired, had probable cause to
stop the car. The officer also
had been advised by the man's
neighbor that the man was driv-
ing without a license.
The man was not harassed,
the board determined, adding
that he was in fact treated gen-
erously. The board noted that
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the officer allowed the man to
drive his car home rather than
having it towed.
The second man's complaint
concerns an alleged assault by
his neighbor.
Both the complainant and his
neighbor called police. The com-
plainant told police his neighbor
was out jogging and stopped to
poke the complainant in the
chest.
The neighbor told police that
he was out jogging and when
the complainant blocked his
way, he ran around him but no
threats or touching occurred.
The police supported the
neighbor's version of events
through an analysis of foot-
prints in the snow, according to
the report. Details have been
forwarded to the county attor-
ney's office but no decision on
charges has been made.
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Iowa City Press -Citizen, Saturday, March 21, 1998
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