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By Danielle
The Marion Police Department defended its unprecedented raid on a local newspaper’s office and the publisher’s home.
As 100 Percent Fed Up noted, local law enforcement raided the Marion County Record’s office and seized computers, cellphones, and reporting materials.
Marion County Record claimed the raid, which they called illegal and resembling “Gestapo tactics,” contributed to the death of 98-year-old co-owner Joan Meyer.
From our prior reporting:
“Eric Meyer, owner and publisher of the newspaper, said police were motivated by a confidential source who leaked sensitive documents to the newspaper,” the Kansas Reflector reports…