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A South Jersey police officer accused of abusing his badge to collect an acquaintance’s $200 debt was acquitted last week of nearly all the charges he faced. Despite his courtroom win, Deptford Sgt. Rudy Ruiz’s legal troubles may not be over: Because the jury deadlocked on one of the seven charges against him, Gloucester County prosecutors could seek to retry him on that lone remaining count. On Friday, jurors found Ruiz, 41, not guilty of official misconduct and witness tampering allegations after a trial before Superior Court Judge Samuel Ragonese. A mistrial was declared on another official…