1 of 2 Mercedes Allen filed a federal lawsuit against an Anderson police officer after a 2012 incident. “It seems like they’re (the police are) a gang, and they will do anything to you if you let them,” she said in a recent interview. John P. Cleary | The Herald Bulletin Betsy Pearson in her office at the D-26 Career Center. “I have definitely seen a rise in holding their (police officers’) feet to the fire, and because of that, I do feel more optimistic,” she said. John P. Cleary | The Herald Bulletin ANDERSON — With the one-year anniversary of George Fl...