Federal attorneys accused police in polygamous towns of altering reports
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The U.S. Department of Justice is accusing police in Warren Jeffs' polygamous sect on the Utah-Arizona border of altering police reports.
The reports were requested as part of a lawsuit filed in 2012 against the towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona. The Justice Department alleges the towns have supported a campaign of intimidation against those outside of the polygamous sect, denying them housing and municipal services.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1wWgYTP ) court documents show federal attorneys contend several police reports they requested were altered before being submitted. In one, calls made to dispatch were deleted.
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Hildale attorney Blake Hamilton says police were trying to finalize reports and correct embarrassing grammar and spelling mistakes.
Both sides are asking a federal judge in Arizona to rule in their favor.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com