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Loaded on May 15, 2022 published in Criminal Legal News June, 2022, page 50
Filed under: News in Brief. Locations: United Kingdom, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, New York, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin.

Connecticut: On Apr. 15, 2022, a Norwalk police officer of 10 years was arrested of assaulting a family member. WVIT, a news channel serving New Britain, reports that officer Jermaine Nash, 44, was arrested after a call was made to police in the mid-afternoon of the 15th …

 

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