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State trooper accused of racial discrimination in lawsuit

Smoke billowing from a nearby wildfire near The Dalles on June 2, 2021. (Photo: Oregon State Police)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Oregon State Police and Trooper Travis Peterson accusing them of racial discrimination and other forms of misconduct.

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Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the lawsuit, filed on behalf of eight people, claims Peterson pulled them over in the Rogue Valley along Interstate 5 for minor traffic violations in order to search their vehicles for drugs or money.