Joliet police face federal civil rights lawsuit for frisking a 12-year-old girl

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Jan. 22, 2026, midnight
Last Updated Jan. 22, 2026, midnight
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/joliet-police-federal-civil-rights-lawsuit-child-frisked/

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Joliet Police body-worn camera video shows an officer patting down a child. The 12-year-old was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on. Now, that young girl's mother is suing the Joliet PD for violation of her daughter's civil rights. ## **What the videos show** On February...