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Cop Charged In Memphis Beating Death Played High School Football In Connecticut Cop Charged In Memphis Beating Death Played High School Football In Connecticut
Cop Charged In Memphis Beating Death Played High School Football In Connecticut A former Connecticut high school football player has been identified as one of the five Memphis Police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop on Saturday, Jan. 7. Officer Desmond Mills Jr. lived in Hartford County and graduated from Bloomfield High School where he also reportedly played football. "Bloomfield Public Schools is aware of the disturbing situation involving five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee," said Stan Simpson, spokesman for Bloomfield Public Schools. "We can confirm that one of the officers – Desmond Mills Jr. - is a graduate o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Ex-State Corrections Officer Admits To Impersonating Police, Pulling Women Over Ex-State Corrections Officer Admits To Impersonating Police, Pulling Women Over
Ex-State Corrections Officer Admits To Impersonating Police, Pulling Women Over A former New York State corrections officer has admitted to impersonating a police officer after investigators found he used flashing lights in his personal vehicle to pull unaccompanied women over on Long Island. David Olivari, age 38, of Coram, pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal impersonation, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Tuesday, Sept. 6. “This defendant repeatedly endangered Suffolk County motorists by conducting traffic stops for which he had neither authority, nor training," Tierney said. "The message here is that no one is above the law, i…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Speeding Driver Busted For DWI After Nearly Striking Officer In Westchester Speeding Driver Busted For DWI After Nearly Striking Officer In Westchester
Speeding Driver Busted For DWI After Nearly Striking Officer In Westchester The tire of an allegedly drunk driver in Westchester deflated in front of an officer as he was attempting to deny speeding and striking a curb after he nearly drove into him, police said. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department conducting a traffic stop of a different driver at approximately 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23 on Post Road in Scarsdale spotted another vehicle speeding in the area, narrowly missing the officer’s vehicle near the intersection of Oxford Road as its emergency lights were active. Police said that the officer then pursued him and attempted to conduct a traffic st…

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by Zak Failla