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Illinois police with credibility issues have arrested hundreds of people and testified in court at least 1,700 times

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Source: Chicago Reader

This story is part of an investigative series coproduced by the Chicago Reader and Invisible Institute. In 2024, Douglas Dyhrkopp, state’s attorney of Gallatin County in southern Illinois, began receiving complaints that a veteran law enforcement officer he’s repeatedly called to testify might be a problematic witness. “Some folks did not like some things that […]

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