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Saturday, November 1, 2003 Cameras in cruisers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cop stop: False accusation The prosecution of Janika Mitchem, 18, of Bond Hill for making a false allegation against a police officer after a May 31 traffic stop serves notice that "police complaints" cut both ways. The new complaint process created by the 2002 collaborative and U.S. Department of Justice agreements is designed to protect citizens from police misconduct but also police officers from citizen misconduct. The day after Mitchem got tickets for running a red light and not having a driver's license, she filed a written complaint, claiming the officer was...