If a police officer takes me from my neighborhood and drops me off in a complete different neighborhood and takes my phone, what are my rights?
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If a police officer takes me from my neighborhood and drops me off in a complete different neighborhood and takes my phone, what are my rights?
Asked on January 20, 2012 under Criminal Law, Alabama
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If a police officer transported you from your neighborhood to a different and confiscates your cell phone leaving you essentially stranded, your recourse would to contact the police officer's supervisor and make a complaint as to what transpired in writng and hope that internal affairs acts upon it.
You also should contact your mayor and council person as well and make a complaint in writing. Unfortunately from a legal standpoint, you do not seem to have any actual damages that would be compensable under the law in terms of dollars and cents.
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