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Lawsuit filed for use of tear gas in Pa.

Author: Brian Harris
By Jennifer Reeger Tribune-ReviewGREENSBURG, Pa. — A Derry woman has filed a federal lawsuit against the borough and its police chief in federal court, claiming that her constitutional rights were violated when police lobbed 26 canisters of tear gas into her house during a 10-hour standoff.Pamela Melnick, 49, of 300 N. Chestnut St. filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh on Tuesday ...

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