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Friday, March 29, 2019

Findings from Internal Affairs report into Bridgeport police response

Information is from Office of Internal Affairs report about police intervention at a party on Oct 21, 2017:

Sgt. Mark Belinkie was cited for failing to supervise and not getting medical attention for Peter Diaz after seeing another officer drag him partway up the booking ramp. The report also said Belinkie didn’t wait for his relief to arrive.

Sgt. Paul Scillia was found to have used excessive force during the arrest of Carmelo Mendez. The report said Scillia also failed to supervise officers and was untruthful in his recollection of what happened that night.

Lt. Robert Sapiro was cited for failing to supervise officers that night. He retired earlier this month after being promoted to the rank of captain.

Officer Daniel Faroni violated the department’s use of force when he dragged Peter Diaz up the booking ramp. His recollection of the night was found to be untruthful.

Officer Thomas Lattanzio was found to use excessive force during the arrest of Jose Alvarado at the party and while in booking with Peter Diaz. He violated policy on truthfulness in his reporting of that night.

Officer Todd Sherback violated policy on public contact in connection with the arrest of Fernando Morales. Another part of the report indicated he did not violate any department policies.

Officer Michael Mazzacco was found to violate policy when he used a racial slur when speaking to Peter Diaz. Mazzacco repeated a phrase back to Diaz that he used himself while talking to the officer.

Officer Natalie McLaughlin violated policy on truthfulness when she submitted two reports about that night - one that named the officers involved in an arrest and another that didn’t.

Officer Linet Castillo-Jimenez...



from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Investigation-findings-13726436.php

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