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Board questions IG conclusion in case where off‑duty CPD officer allegedly used emergency lights to stop sheriff
Summary
The board pressed the Inspector General over an inconclusive finding in a case where an off‑duty Columbus officer in a decommissioned car allegedly activated emergency lights and pursued a Franklin County sheriff; members asked for further investigation and reference to Ohio Revised Code 4513.17.
The Civilian Police Review Board debated whether the Inspector General had enough evidence to close a complaint inconclusively after an off‑duty Columbus Division of Police officer in a decommissioned personal vehicle allegedly activated emergency lights and attempted a traffic stop on an off‑duty Franklin County sheriff.
Board members said the totality of evidence — 911 calls, the sheriff’s account, the officer’s admission that the lights sometimes worked and the presence of a light bar on a decommissioned vehicle — weighed in favor of sustaining a violation under Ohio…
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