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Use of Force

CT Police Officer Arrested For 'Slapping' Prisoner In Face While In Hospital, Cops Say CT Police Officer Arrested For 'Slapping' Prisoner In Face While In Hospital, Cops Say
CT Police Officer Arrested For 'Slapping' Prisoner In Face While In Hospital, Cops Say A Connecticut police officer was charged with breach of peace after he allegedly slapped a prisoner who was handcuffed to a hospital bed. Hartford Police Officer Marcello Confeiteiro was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 28, and released on a promise to appear.  According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert, Confeiteiro was guarding a prisoner on Thursday, July 18, at an area hospital when the prisoner -- who at the time had one arm handcuffed to a hospital bed -- assaulted him by punching and spitting in his face. Confeiteiro got the patient under control and handcuffed his second arm to the bed followi…
CT Man With Self-Inflicted Wounds Dies While In Custody: Inspector General Investigating CT Man With Self-Inflicted Wounds Dies While In Custody: Inspector General Investigating
CT Man With Self-Inflicted Wounds Dies While In Custody: Inspector General Investigating The death of a man who was placed into custody after experiencing a mental health crisis and severely injuring himself has prompted an investigation by the Connecticut Office of the Inspector General into the incident. The investigation will look into an incident that happened in New Haven County on Tuesday, Oct. 31 around 3:45 a.m., when Wolcott Police officers responded to a home on Tyrell Drive where a man was suffering from a mental health crisis. According to the Inspector General's Office, officers were directed to a bedroom in the house, where 52-year-old Wolcott resident Robert…
One Suspect Injured, Another Apprehended In CT Officer-Involved Shooting One Suspect Injured, Another Apprehended In CT Officer-Involved Shooting
One Suspect Injured, Another Apprehended In CT Officer-Involved Shooting A police officer is under investigation by Connecticut State Police after shooting a suspect in the leg. The incident took around 7 a.m., Monday, April 26, in New Haven County when the two people ran up to the Derby officer's police cruiser as he was sitting at a traffic light, said State Police Trooper Joe Dorelus. The officer got out of his vehicle to see what was wrong when one of the people who approached the vehicle pulled out a gun and fired shots at a passing vehicle, Dorelus said. The Derby officer then returned fire and shot the man in the leg, he added. The suspect was taken to…