CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police officer is suing the city of Tempe, Arizona after he says he was arrested without cause.

Police in Arizona took him into custody for allegedly squealing his tires, but the officer says his civil rights were violated.

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Pulled from the car, handcuffed and put on the curb, a Chicago police officer said he was stopped for squealing his tires while driving in Tempe on a vacation last summer. Now, the active duty officer and his lawyer are looking for legal justice for arresting and humiliating Officer Jalen Woods.

Body-camera video showed a team of Tempe bike police surrounded the bright red rented Dodge Hellcat. Woods stepped out of the driver's seat, confused, but he complied.

Woods did not say he i

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