: A Cook County judge today dismissed the indictment against Chicago Police Officer John Haleas, the officer accused of writing numerous false drunken driving tickets. Judge James Obbish ruled that prosecutors improperly used statements given by Haleas to Internal Affairs investigators looking into misconduct charges against him. Police union rules prohibit statements from administrative disciplinary proceedings from being used against officers in criminal cases. Haleas was charged in March 2008...

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