Philadelphia faces federal suit over police brutality pattern
The Justice Department's civil rights suit accuses Philadelphia police of a pattern of misconduct that shocks the conscience. It names 20 city officials led by Police Commissioner Joseph ONeill and Frank Rizzo, who vows to fight the case. The action seeks to curb abuses and suspend certain federal funding until internal discipline and complaint handling improve.
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Washington Star
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Drew S. Days III
Peter F. Baira Jr
U.S
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Griffin Bell
Benjamin Civiletti
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Houston
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Joseph F. O'Neill
Rizzo
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Escaped convict captured after hostage escape near Gardiner
Richard Gentz, 28, who escaped from Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill, held a hostage for almost two days near Gardiner Ulster County. He slipped from a home at dawn into heavy brush and was captured by state police. the hostage Lester Cassano was unharmed and said they were friendly. Five people were initially held, including Cassano’s wife and their two children. only Cassano remained with him. Gentz faces up to 25 years for rape and robbery.
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Fishkill
Paralyzed man wins suit against Detroit police
A paralyzed Chicago man, Louis Jennings, awarded 8 million by a Wayne County jury after alleged beating by Detroit police post arrest in 1973. City plans appeal. Attorneys say record personal injury award for Detroit in state history.
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Mark Schoen
Louis Jennings
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Abducted boy rescued in Cleveland case ends Richmond reunion
Four year old Donnie Conner was rescued in Cleveland after nearly two weeks in captivity and reunited with his Richmond family. The alleged abductor, Joseph G Bartothy, 34, remained in custody with bond set at 100000 and ordered to undergo a psychiatric examination. Bartothy faces kidnapping charges and additional warrants including unlawful flight and probation violations from Missouri and Milwaukee. he had been indicted in New Jersey on a 1975 kidnapping charge that was later dropped.
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