Re: Denver cop arrested in teen beating

On May 9, 11:29 pm, monkey_cartm...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I believe a strong police force is one that has ethics and
> professionalism. Not reckless people like these who endanger
> themselves their fellow officers and the public.
>
> Denver cop arrested in teen beating
> Teen alleges excessive force by gang bureau officer
> By Christopher N. Osher
> The Denver Post
> Article Last Updated: 05/09/2008 06:07:16 AM MDT
>
> A 12-year veteran of the Denver Police Department was arrested
> Thursday on a felony charge of second-degree assault after accusations
> that he used excessive force against a 16-year-old.
>
> Officer Charles Porter, 40, has been suspended without pay from the
> department. He had been assigned to the gang bureau prior to the
> charges.
>
> The suspension is in connection with alleged excessive force against
> Juan "Willie" Vasquez, who suffered a lacerated liver, kidney injuries
> and broken ribs on April 18 near West 37th Avenue and Pecos Street.
>
> An incident report was unavailable late Thursday.
>
> Vasquez has undergone at least two surgeries at Denver Health Medical
> Center and still has a tube inserted into his back to expel bodily
> fluids, said his brother Felipe Vasquez, 27.
>
> "He said they jumped on him with both feet," the brother said. "He
> said they beat him and hit him with a flashlight, and they left him
> there and gave each other high-fives, and then the ambulance came.
> Then they said, 'What happened, did you fall?' "
>
> The arrest of a Denver officer in connection with use of force is not
> unprecedented, but it is rare. The vast majority of citizen complaints
> alleging unnecessary force by police result in no internal discipline,
> let alone criminal charges.
>
> Porter, who has declined comment, has had a past discipline issue.
>
> Safety Manager Al LaCabe last year suspended Porter for 30 days
> without pay for failing to notify police dispatchers that his partner
> had shot a suspect on March 29, 2007. A police supervisor eventually
> made the proper notifications in that case.
>
> Independent monitor Richard Rosenthal, who oversees police internal
> investigations, had pushed for a harsher penalty for the failure to
> notify dispatch of the shooting.
>
> In a report on the incident, Rosenthal, without naming Porter, said he
> thought a harsher penalty of a 60-day suspension was warranted, in
> part, because Porter originally made a misleading statement to the
> dispatcher that he and his partner were investigating a one-car crash
> even after the shots had been fired.
>
> "The officer was deceptive in his communication with dispatch,
> incomplete in his communication with his supervisor and, as such, put
> numerous lives in danger," Rosenthal wrote in the report. "In
> addition, his actions had a negative impact on the integrity of a
> well- thought out and long-standing officer-involved shooting
> investigation protocol."
>
> For the recent assault allegations, Porter was booked by the Denver
> Sheriff Department and posted bond Thursday.
>
> Lt. Ronald Saunier said that an investigation into the excessive-force
> case is ongoing and that a decision on formal charges is not expected
> from the Denver district attorney's office until later this week.
>
> The Denver chapter of the Latino Peace Officers Association, which is
> composed of more than 80 Denver police officers, has asked Police
> Chief Gerry Whitman to turn the case over to the FBI for investigation
> of possible civil-rights violations.
>
> Christopher N. Osher: 303-954-1747 or cos...@denverpost.com

He's gotta be a democrat.
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