dunagin

It is very plain, to me, that you have suffered character assassination. It is also plain that the PD has commited a crime for maintaining  a record falsely showing you are a criminal which was tatally thier unfounded call. Again it is plain, to me, that you are suffering mental anxiety. Otherwise, I don't think you would be on this site asking questions concerning your possible future employment.

If I was in your shoes, I would have someone pose as a background investigator and contact that PD. If your false criminal record is divulged, then that is the first step in your evidence gathering for your lawsuit. Ask a lawyer (out of that PD's jurisdiction) about this scenario. The reason I say this is because a lot of lawyers do not want to take on hometown PD's. Some hometown lawyers would actually notify the PD of your actions.

You sound like you are NOT up to the challenge, however. It's your call.