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Study critical of how Lauderdale police handle complaints

— If the city's police department wants to win public trust, it has do a better job of handling civilian complaints, a consultant's report has concluded.

The study, completed over the past two months by Bobcat Training and Consulting Inc., said supervisors are not documenting all complaints received from the public. It raised concerns some people seeking to make complaints are being warned they could face perjury charges for filing a false report.

The study, citing the U.