Sunday, April 16, 2006
City begins probe of cops' actions in Brooklyn mayhem
The city's Civilian Complaint Review Board has started investigating the NYPD's response to last week's fiery mayhem in a heavily Hasidic area of Brooklyn.
The board, which probes allegations of police abuse, got 14 complaints after mobs, who falsely believed cops had beaten 75-year-old Arthur Schick during an April 4 traffic stop in Borough Park, ran amok.
Review Board officials said during their meeting yesterday that it could be months before the probe is complete.
"We're in the very early stages," said board Executive Director Florence Finkle.
One of the 14 complaints was filed by Schick, who cops pulled over for talking on his cell phone while driving and blocking traffic at 16th Ave. and 47th St. Cops say he became belligerent and refused to hand over his registration and driver's license.
Schick says cops forcefully pushed him into a police van and then used the N-word.
Another complaint alleges that Chief of Department Joseph Esposito yelled to other cops during the protests: "Get the f------ Jews out of here!"
Esposito has admitted using inappropriate language but has denied uttering anything anti-Semitic. Police officials have said he shouted, "Get these f------ people out of here!"
As many as 12 other people allege they were roughed up by cops during the chaos but none of them was injured.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/408444p-345772c.html
The city's Civilian Complaint Review Board has started investigating the NYPD's response to last week's fiery mayhem in a heavily Hasidic area of Brooklyn.
The board, which probes allegations of police abuse, got 14 complaints after mobs, who falsely believed cops had beaten 75-year-old Arthur Schick during an April 4 traffic stop in Borough Park, ran amok.
Review Board officials said during their meeting yesterday that it could be months before the probe is complete.
"We're in the very early stages," said board Executive Director Florence Finkle.
One of the 14 complaints was filed by Schick, who cops pulled over for talking on his cell phone while driving and blocking traffic at 16th Ave. and 47th St. Cops say he became belligerent and refused to hand over his registration and driver's license.
Schick says cops forcefully pushed him into a police van and then used the N-word.
Another complaint alleges that Chief of Department Joseph Esposito yelled to other cops during the protests: "Get the f------ Jews out of here!"
Esposito has admitted using inappropriate language but has denied uttering anything anti-Semitic. Police officials have said he shouted, "Get these f------ people out of here!"
As many as 12 other people allege they were roughed up by cops during the chaos but none of them was injured.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/408444p-345772c.html
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