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Timothy Tyler – Champaign Police Department

Written by CBKN76

During his tenure with the Markham Police Department in the 1990s, Timothy Tyler was named in three federal civil rights lawsuits. One lawsuit accused him of soliciting a nightclub owner for cash in exchange for police protection and, upon refusal, conspiring with city officials to shut down the nightclub. Another lawsuit alleged that Tyler pressured a citizen into apologizing to an officer for a false arrest. The third lawsuit accused him of excessive force and false arrest, which was settled out of court. ([publici.ucimc.org](https://publici.ucimc.org/2024/04/champaign-hired-police-chief-timothy-tyler-despite-disciplinary-past-and-allegations-of-misconduct-print-version/?utm_source=openai))

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