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ALLENTOWN – A Lehigh County woman maintains allegations that in response to a wellness check call initiated by a friend, several officers from the Upper Saucon Township Police Department responded with an improper seizure, assault and false arrest.
ALLENTOWN – Upper Saucon Township and several of its officers look to dismiss claims from a Lehigh County woman that they committed an improper seizure, assault and false arrest when they responded to a wellness check call initiated by a friend of the plaintiff.
A misunderstanding over a text message led to an Upper Saucon Township police assault during a 911 response and the illegal detention of a disabled woman, according to a federal
Police put a sticker over the camera on the doorbell, the lawsuit says. After two hours went by, the woman cracked open the door to see whether the officers had left, the lawsuit says. That’s when they dragged her outside.
ALLENTOWN – A Lehigh County woman claims that in response to a wellness check call initiated by a friend, several officers from the Upper Saucon Township Police Department responded with an improper seizure, assault and false arrest.