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According to a criminal information filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the chief, Brian Buglio, 45, of Lattimer Mines, Pa., was employed by the West Hazleton Police Department. West Hazelton is about an hour south of Scranton. The post ‘I Could Make Up a Fake Arrest and Put You in Jail’: Police Chief Agrees to Plead Guilty to Threatening an Arrest Over Negative Facebook Post first appeared on Law & Crime.

Prosecutors say a police chief from Luzerne County threatened a private citizen with criminal charges after they made social media posts critical of him and the West Hazleton Police Department.  Brian Buglio, 45, was charged with violating the person's civil rights Wednesday, according to a statement by the Department of Justice. If found guilty, Buglio could face up to one year in prison and a fine.  Buglio has worked for the West Hazleton Police Department since 1996 according to the department's website, where he is still listed as the chief of police. An on-duty officer declined to ...

According to a criminal information filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the chief, Brian Buglio, 45, of Lattimer Mines, Pa., was employed by the West Hazleton Police Department. West Hazelton is about an hour south of Scranton.