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XXXXXXXXXXX,

This sounds pretty nerve-wracking. You have to more or less cooperate with them, but at the same time, if you're not the suspect of a crime nor have any reason to think you would be, then you shouldn't have to put up with this.

If you're not already doing this, start keeping detailed written records on what's happening, when and by whom. You can file complaints with the police officer's superiors and with Internal Affairs and continue up the governmental "food chain" right on up to the US Department of Criminal Justice if you can show a strong pattern and practice of harassing activities. You can also retain the services of a local criminal lawyer who can contact the police on your behalf (so that you don't make any statements that can be used against you if they are looking for something) and find out what's going on. If there's something they need to discuss, they can contact your lawyer, but you should be left alone.

You have a Constitutional right to be free of unreasonable police activity. There are some good general articles on this subject here, and here, which will give you some guidelines on how (and how not) to handle this.

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Edited by FranL on 11/5/2009 at 7:39 PM

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