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Bar owner is arrested after St. Louis police officer crashes into his business (www.seattletimes.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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Sorry folks, this didn't look paywalled for me when I posted it.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/20/gay-bar-pm-st-louis-police-crash-owner-arrest/71986781007/

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[–] TheDoctorDonna 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Cop ran red light, swerved across two lane and hit the gay bar. Then they went after the owner and trumped up an assault charge when witnesses say there was no assault. Oh and first they tried to say they were swerving to miss a dog, then to miss a parked car.

I think that's about the jist of it.