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Retired police chief urges Oak Park to drop pretextual stop ban

Retired Riverside police chief Tom Weitzel, writing as a Fellow of Law Enforcement at Awake Illinois, sent a formal letter to the Oak Park Village Board on July 28 opposing the village's effort to restrict pretextual traffic stops, arguing the policy is unconstitutional and will harm police morale and recruitment.

Retired police chief urges Oak Park to drop pretextual stop ban

Retired Riverside police chief Tom Weitzel, writing as a Fellow of Law Enforcement at Awake Illinois, sent a formal letter to the Oak Park Village Board on July 28 opposing the village's effort to restrict pretextual traffic stops, arguing the policy is unconstitutional and will harm police morale and recruitment.

Retired police chief urges Oak Park to drop pretextual stop ban

Retired Riverside police chief Tom Weitzel, writing as a Fellow of Law Enforcement at Awake Illinois, sent a formal letter to the Oak Park Village Board on July 28 opposing the village's effort to restrict pretextual traffic stops, arguing the policy is unconstitutional and will harm police morale and recruitment.

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