Chau Van has every right to be pissed of at the Oakland Police Department.
That's because van spent six months on a list of Oakland's "Most Wanted" criminals, even though he wasn't wanted for anything. Last February, a friend spotted his picture during a KTVU story that said he was responsible for a shooting. Van phoned attorney Stuart Hanlon, who reached out to the police. Police would confirm that no arrest warrant existed.
After laying low for a week, Van turned himself in. After being detained for three days, he was released without being charged. For inexplicable reasons, the Oakland Police decided to pop shit about bagging one of the city's most wanted criminals:
Yet on Feb. 14, the Oakland Police Department released a statement, "Most Wanted Turns Himself In," which began: "One of Oakland's four most wanted suspects has been taken off the streets. Last week, Oakland's Police Chief Howard Jordan named Van Chau as one of the City's four most wanted criminals. Today, the Oakland Police
Van's response? A lawsuit naming the police department, the city and two media relations officers as defendants. He wants damages for false imprisonment, defamation, civil rights violations and the damning intentional infliction of emotional distress.
[via Gawker]
