What is the name of your state? New Jersey
Hi, my boyfriend was trying to pick me up from my house this morning, and I was asleep. As a result he ended up waiting outside of my house for a few hours in his car. A neighbor called the police, and the police came, questioned him, and searched his car without his permission or any reasonable suspiscion. When he inquired as to the legality of the search, the officer in question responded by saying something like "Where did you hear that? CSI?" They searched the front of his car, including the glove compartments, completely without his permission. We went to the police department shortly thereafter and filed a complaint (which, unfortunately, was with one of the officers present at the incident). And have to return in a few hours to formally sign it or something like that. My question is, is there any other action we can take? Or should we just leave it at the complaint?
Hi, my boyfriend was trying to pick me up from my house this morning, and I was asleep. As a result he ended up waiting outside of my house for a few hours in his car. A neighbor called the police, and the police came, questioned him, and searched his car without his permission or any reasonable suspiscion. When he inquired as to the legality of the search, the officer in question responded by saying something like "Where did you hear that? CSI?" They searched the front of his car, including the glove compartments, completely without his permission. We went to the police department shortly thereafter and filed a complaint (which, unfortunately, was with one of the officers present at the incident). And have to return in a few hours to formally sign it or something like that. My question is, is there any other action we can take? Or should we just leave it at the complaint?