Courts & Corrections
Lebanon Cops Sued in Federal Court for Hiding Misdeeds
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Lebanon Police hid the discipline records of two officers whose testimony helped send a man to jail, and now the department faces a federal civil rights lawsuit.
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Lebanon Police hid the discipline records of two officers whose testimony helped send a man to jail, and now the department faces a federal civil rights lawsuit.
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