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Southampton faces another suit amid police probe

Robert Pearce gets sworn by Sundya Schermeyer, Town

Photo credit: John Roca | Robert Pearce gets sworn by Sundya Schermeyer, Town Clerk of Southampton as the Southampton Town's new police chief. A long-time police department veteran, he has been acting chief since the post became vacant a month ago when the former chief resigned. (Dec. 6, 2012)

Another man whose felony drug charges were dropped last year amid a Southampton police misconduct probe has filed suit against the department, the town and numerous officers, alleging false arrest, assault and warrantless search.

Kwame Opoku of Southampton is at least the third imprisoned man whose charges were dropped last year after a probe into alleged police misconduct by Suffolk District...

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