🌱 Ridgway officer’s misconduct history exposes gaps in police accountability
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- Ridgway officer’s misconduct history exposes gaps in police accountability
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Illinois police with credibility issues have arrested hundreds of people and testified in court at least 1,700 times (wglt.org) — State records still list Anthony Kendrick as a Ridgway police officer despite a misconduct history that includes false testimony and firing from another department. A statewide investigation traces how he moved between agencies before Gallatin County’s prosecutor uncovered his credibility issues in 2024 and notified the public defender. A state regulatory investigation remains pending. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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