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Five Officers Placed On Leave After Suspect Injured In CT While In Police Custody Five Officers Placed On Leave After Suspect Injured In CT While In Police Custody
Five Officers Placed On Leave After Suspect Injured In CT While In Police Custody Three more police officers have been placed on leave in connection with the handling and alleged abuse of a prisoner in Connecticut, bringing the total number of officers on leave to five. The incident took place in New Haven on Thursday, June 23 or allegedly injuring and potentially paralyzing 36-year-old Richard Cox who was being transported in a police van on Sunday, June 19. Officers Ronald Pressley, Jocelyn Lavandier, and Luis Rivera have been placed on paid administrative leave, said Officer Scott Shumway of the New Haven Police. All three “were all present in the Detention Facility …

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