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Details Released On Investigation Prompted By Mount Vernon PD Suspensions Details Released On Investigation Prompted By Mount Vernon PD Suspensions
Details Released On Investigation Prompted By Mount Vernon PD Suspensions The internal investigation into police corruption and misconduct within a Westchester police department led to the suspension of narcotics officers who allegedly aided a known drug dealer and used excessive force. Last July, the Mount Vernon Police Department received audiotapes from an officer who alleged wrongdoing in the Narcotics Squad, which were then sent to the Westchester County District Attorney’s office for further investigation. Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard said on Thursday, Feb. 18 that at the direction of Police Commissioner Glenn Scott, the department transcribed…

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Officer Arraigned For Allegedly Using Excessive Force With Handcuffed Woman In Westchester Officer Arraigned For Allegedly Using Excessive Force With Handcuffed Woman In Westchester
Officer Arraigned For Allegedly Using Excessive Force With Handcuffed Woman In Westchester A police officer in the area has been arraigned and charged for allegedly using excessive force with a woman who was handcuffed and under arrest last year. Mount Vernon Police Officer Ryan Hughes, who turned himself in to investigators last month, has been arraigned an charged with second-degree reckless endangerment in Mount Vernon City Court, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday afternoon, July 1. Hughes’ arrest came while national protests were raging after the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police. Earlier story - Police Of…

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Mount Vernon Police Officer Arrested In Excessive Force Incident, DA Says Mount Vernon Police Officer Arrested In Excessive Force Incident, DA Says
Mount Vernon Police Officer Arrested In Excessive Force Incident, DA Says A police officer in the area has been arrested for allegedly using excessive force with a woman who was handcuffed, intoxicated, and under arrest. Flanked by his lawyer, Mount Vernon Police officer Ryan Hughes turned himself in to the Westchester District Attorney’s Office in White Plains, where he was charged with reckless endangerment after allegedly manhandling a woman in his custody. The arrest comes amid national protests over the police-related death of George Floyd. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. said that on Aug. 24 last year, inside the Mount Vernon Poli…

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