archive for 'Police Misconduct'

• Police Misconduct, New London Police Officer Shoots an Unarmed Man Five Times in the Chest Causing Paraplegia.

  By mstratton | posted on May 31st, 2012

  Cunningham v. City of New London (Filed Federal Court-New Haven, 2011). On August 24, 2011, the plaintiff stole a box truck. After a pursuit, the truck rolled on its side and the plaintiff was stuck in the driver’s compartment unable to extricate himself. The cab was surrounded by New London police. Without provocation of any kind, Officer Northrup began shooting the plaintiff at point blank range in front of a reporter for the New London Day. It turns out Officer Northrup was a danger to the community well before this shooting. In fact, neighbors describe him bullying and abusing them MORE

• Police Misconduct, 911 Dispatcher Ignores Mother’s Cries for Help

  By mstratton | posted on May 31st, 2012

  Rasim, Administrator v. Town of West Haven (Filed in Federal Court-Connecticut, 2010) Shengyal Rasim was raising her two young children in West Haven. She was Turkish by birth and was separated from her spouse who had a history of abuse. On the evening in question, she called the West Haven police after her husband called and said he was going to kill her. The police went to her home,a nd finding nothing they left. Later that night, the dispatcher received two more calls. The first was from a co-worker of the husband who said that the husband had just left MORE

• Police Misconduct, State Trooper Going Over 100mph Strikes Pedestrian

  By mstratton | posted on May 30th, 2012

  Gordils v. State of Connecticut (Filed in Bridgeport, 2011) The plaintiff’s car broke down on Rte 8-25 near Bridgeport. As he went to get assistance, a state trooper going well over 100mph came upon the scene and slammed into him. The impact tore the plaintiff’s legs off. The trooper did not stop. He kept going, and returned more than 5-10 minutes later. Getting out of the vehicle, he casually walked up to the plaintiff and asked him if he knew where his legs went. It appears that the trooper did not stop because if he had his emergency lights would MORE

• Police Misconduct, Police Officer Hits Two More Pedestrians and Tries to Blame Them!

  By mstratton | posted on May 29th, 2012

  Slay and Loge v. Biros and City of Nw Haven (Filed in New Haven, 2011) Video surveillance tape at the New Haven train station shows Officer Biros, talking on his cell phone, as he  speeds down Union Avenue in his private car. It then shows two well dressed gentlemen walking across in Union Avenue in the crosswalk away from the train station. The car driven by Biros then slams into the two men. Unbelievably, this is the second time in less than 2 years that Biros hit a pedestrian. Months before, he had struck a homeless man in his cruiser. MORE

• Police Misconduct, Police Fail to Impound Unregistered Van Which Then Strikes Plaintiff

  By mstratton | posted on May 29th, 2012

  Ventura v. Town of East Haven (Filed New Haven, 2008) East Haven, like every other town, requires its officers to impound unregistered vehicles. In this case, the police were called to a domestic incident outside a fast food restaurant. When they arrived they observed that a couple was fighting inside an unregistered van that also had plates not matching the vehicle. They also observed that the couple appeared to have been drinking. Rather than arresting the driver or impounding the vehicle, the police inexplicably decided to do nothing other than tell the driver he should not operate the van. After MORE

• Police Misconduct, Cops Refuse to Arrest Abusive Husband Who Then Attacks Wife and Family

  By mstratton | posted on May 27th, 2012

  Fergus v. Town of New Milford (Filed Litchfield in 2010) In November 2009, the Court issued a restraining order against the plaintiff’s husband mandating that he stay away from the plaintiff and not communicate with her. The husband violated this order by leaving a series of two dozen bizarre and threatening voice messages on the plaintiff’s answering machine. The plaintiff reported these violations to the New Milford police. According to our police protocol consultant who spent 30 years doing this type of work, the police violated their sworn duty to protect the plaintiff. Instead of immediately arresting the husband, the MORE