Tickets could be dismissed following Coffee City police disbandment
Published 5:40 am Saturday, November 16, 2024
- Coffee City is a town in northeast Texas, southwest of Tyler. (CBS19/Contributed Photo)
COFFEE CITY — For anyone who received a ticket in Coffee City in the last several years, there’s a chance they won’t have to pay it.
One year later, the fallout related to Coffee City disbanding its police force — amid allegations of questionable hiring practices — remains ongoing.
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Five former officers, the police chief and a former mayor were indicted on tampering with government records charges and fraudulent use of identifying information. CBS19 has learned hundreds of tickets written by these officers could be tossed out.
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