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Letter From City Attorney Admitting Police Falsely Ticketed Me.

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In March of this year I got pulled over and issued a ticket for failing to stop at an intersection. I was pulling out of my home on a private drive, I yielded, and made a turn onto a road without disrupting traffic and without danger. The car that happened to be behind me was a cop. He was about a quarter mile behind me, but he slammed the gas to get behind me and pull me over.

I was hot-headed, But I didn't say anything to the cop. After I got the ticket, I noticed that it said failure to stop at an intersection. I called the department later after I had time to return home, and asked why my ticket said something that didn't happen. The receptionist told me should would have the chief call me if I wanted, which I declined and just decided to take my ~$200 licking. I've since looked up the law on entering, and the law says that yielding is all I was required to do.

I honestly had forgotten about it until I received this letter.

My instincts were correct, and the cop who pulled me over didn't actually see me do anything illegal. He, apparently, was investigated for this interaction, and was found out. They said he broke department policy by issuing false statements, and went on to say that as the city attorney, they cannot advise me on what to do.

I paid the fine long ago, are there any options for me with an admission like this? I'll post the text of the letter in the comments, as it will take me a minute to write up.

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