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Committee advances bill requiring disclosure of officer conflicts in probable-cause affidavits after parents recount years-long case
Summary
Lawmakers voted to advance a bill requiring police to disclose personal or financial conflicts in probable-cause affidavits after parents described a Tippecanoe County case they say involved an officer whose son was a witness; committee backed a notification requirement but declined to add penalties.
The committee advanced Senate Bill 259 after parents from West Lafayette described their son’s arrest and what they called a conflicted police report that led to criminal charges and probation.
Senate Bill 259, carried by Senator Ron Alting, would require law enforcement officers preparing a probable-cause affidavit to disclose any personal, financial or other interests they have that could create a conflict with the matter under investigation.
Marla and Steve Kybers told the committee their 13-year-old son was arrested…
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