QUESTION
Can a police be sued for giving false information of a polie report
Asked on Sep 14th, 2016 on Police Misconduct - Florida
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My child was hit in our yard by a driver who left the scene and came back 30 minutes later .The driver was not charged with leaving the scene of an accident or given a citation.There was witnesses to the accident that the police interviewed about what happened but the officer failed to write any statements from all witnesses.A complaint was file so the officer had to go back and write a supplement report on the accident which the officer made a false statement saying one witness just looked at her and won't answers any questions .The officer also failed to write on report that it was a hit and run that resulted in my child having a broken leg
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Possibly, but there are no damages here that you described. This more an IAD issue than a civil lawsuit issue.
Answered on Sep 21st, 2016 at 2:00 PM
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