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Punishing the Police * USA - Trucker files federal civil rights suit against
SC,USA -Land Line Magazine (Grain Valley,MO), by Coral Beach -Feb 23, 2007: -- A 74-year-old South Carolina trucker who spent several months and thousands of dollars fighting DUI and drug charges that were eventually dropped has filed a federal lawsuit against the Hoover, AL, Police Department... Victor Angeline was hauling a load of emergency hurricane relief supplies on Nov. 3, 2005, when police pulled him over on Interstate 65 near the Alford Avenue Exit in Hoover, AL. The police had reportedly received a call about a trucker driving erratically in the area... In a suit alleging that his constitutional rights were violated, Angeline contends his truck was illegally searched and that he was falsely arrested and imprisoned. The case was filed Feb. 13 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama... During the months following his arrest, Angeline spent thousands of dollars to defend himself while his ability to earn a living was in limbo... Finally, in February 2006, the drug charge was dismissed, but it took until May 2006 for the alcohol-related charge to be dismissed, even though the breath test showed Angeline’s blood alcohol content was 0.00... Angeline is seeking a jury trial and monetary damages to pay for the legal fees he has incurred and to replace the income he lost as a result of the actions of the Hoover police. He is also asking for punitive damages to punish the police department, Police Chief Nicholas C. Derzis, the officers involved and the city of Hoover for allowing the “false arrest” and failing to take appropriate steps to remedy the situation...
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