Police seizures of autos questioned in court. Has anything changed in Boone County? Why is Kane County’s States Attorney approach so different?
Both suits deal with essentially the same concepts: What is the proper procedure to seize someone's car? What rights do the car owners deserve?
"We're not trying to stop them from seizing cars," said Thomas Peters, the attorney in both cases. "Any government agency could still seize the car, but you have to give them a hearing."
Until those cases are resolved, Barsanti is proceeding with caution. For more than a year, he has ordered all Kane County police departments to stop seizing cars.
"Before we go rushing to start seizing and forfeiting vehicles again, let's see what the federal court is saying," Barsanti said. "If we don't (stop), in my view, what we're doing is possibly incurring further damages."
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