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    Christopher Bollyn’s Arresting Experience in Hoffman Estates

    Arrest pits resident vs. police – Hoffman Estates Review [08-24-06] A former mayoral candidate in Hoffman Estates says he was brutally harassed and unjustly arrested by police last week.Christopher L. Bollyn, 49, of Hoffman Estates filed a written complaint against the chief of police and village manager complaining of a false arrest. But Village Attorney Dick Williams said the papers are merely a summary of his account of the arrest, and have no legal effect. Hoffman Estates police received a 911 call from Bollyn just after 8 p.m. last Tuesday, complaining of a suspicious vehicle in his neighborhood. The vehicle,…