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Anna Wilhelmi tells DeKalb County board officers have reported racial targeting; 'It has to stop.'
Summary
At a DeKalb County Board meeting, resident Anna Wilhelmi said chiefs reported off-duty officers of color were boxed in and asked for paperwork; she and allied chiefs urged the board to address civil-rights complaints involving local enforcement. No formal action was recorded.
Anna Wilhelmi of Paw Paw Township told the DeKalb County Board that chiefs from neighboring jurisdictions brought forward a press release describing an off-duty Brooklyn Park officer who was allegedly boxed in and asked for paperwork.
"Good evening, chair. My name is Anna Wilhelmi from Paw Paw Township," Wilhelmi said, adding that one officer "was targeted based upon the color of her skin." She described the officer being boxed in, having her phone knocked from her hands when she attempted to record the…
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