The request for the return of the guns might seem unusual to some, considering the current situation. But Drew Peterson's lawyer says his client is entitled to them. Sworn retired officers have the right to carry firearms, said Joel Brodsky of Chicago's Brodsky and Odeh.
"He certainly must feel the hate -- or dislike -- out there for him. I can understand why he feels safer if he has his weapons with him in the house, at least," Brodsky said Friday.
And the police probably don't need them anymore, he argued in court documents.
"The state police have had ample time to examine ... and test fire all the guns, and to identify the lands and grooves on their respective fired bullets and expended cartridge casings," he wrote in the motion for return of personal property.
Brodsky couldn't explain the seizure of the iPods or the music CDs but discussed his client's 2002 Pontiac and the GMC sport utility vehicle. "The warrants regarding the cars allowed the police to search the cars but did not specifically allow them to seize the cars," Brodsky said, noting that it was unusual. "Usually it is search and seize everything -- (but) this did not provide for the search and seizure of the automobiles, so technically it is illegal."
Possible charge
As part of the request for the return of the property, Brodsky included a copy of a Nov. 26 letter written to Will County State's Attorney Jim Glasgow. In the letter, Brodsky complains that Glasgow hasn't returned his telephone calls. Much of the letter revolves around the possibility that Bolingbrook police could file a charge of official misconduct against Drew Peterson sometime in the future.
"The conduct Mr. Peterson is suspected of was a common practice by most members of the force," Brodsky wrote.
An anonymous source said Friday that it may involve the improper use of police computers.
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How much you want to bet that he ran Scott Rosetto's record?