After “glitter bomb,” cops arrested former cop who criticized current cops online

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The whole case was eventually tossed by a judge, who said that the Facebook page wasn't criminal, and now the former cop is suing the current cops for going after him.

The department also noted that a top police official had "a glitter bomb sent to him anonymously at the Police Department" and "was contacted by a suicide prevention hotline as a result of a spoofed call".

Things have gotten a little wild in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park, Illinois, where local cops accused a former cop of impersonating a current cop on Facebook.

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Author / Journalist: Nate Anderson

Category: Technology

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Topics: Police Orland park Policy Facebook

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Published On: 2025-03-20 @ 21:58:00 (1 days ago)

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