ROCHESTER, Minn. – An allegations on social media that an officer planted drugs in a vehicle during a traffic stop in a southeast neighborhood were denied by the Police Department. The department said that a review of the citizen video and officer body-cam video concluded the claim to be false. A spokesperson said the traffic stop was made because a known drug suspect was in the car and was wanted on a warrant. Drug paraphernalia was found in the vehicle but no other arrests were made, the spokesperson said.
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Rochester police statement: “RPD takes allegations of misconduct against officers seriously. Probable cause existed in stopping the vehicle. The vehicle was occupied by a violent, prolific offender that officers had probable cause to arrest based on a recent drug investigation.”
Citizen video. Posted on site Spotted in Rochester. Shows less than what was alleged.