New York officer charged with lying about photographer's arrest

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

New York officer charged with lying about photographer's arrest
Source: Reuters - Tue, 27 Aug 2013 05:32 PM
Author: Reuters

By Chris Francescani

NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A New York police officer has been indicted on three felony counts of falsifying records to justify his arrest last year of a New York Times photographer, the Bronx district attorney said.

A Bronx grand jury indicted NYPD officer Michael Ackermann on Monday in a case stemming from his arrest in August 2012 of photographer Robert Stolarik, whom Ackermann said had interfered with the arrest of a teenage girl.

Ackermann, 30, said in a police report at the time that Stolarik had repeatedly set off the flash on his camera in his face - blinding and distracting him - during the arrest.

But Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson said in a statement that an investigation determined that Stolarik's camera did not have a flash attached at the time of the arrest, which took place at 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 4, 2012.


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[wild bird]

1. Good. About time that cops started having to answer for their illegal conduct,

but, you've got to wonder, how many innocent people have been sent to prison because of his lies?

I hope the DA investigates every arrest he made and court testimony he's given that's sent citizens to prison.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Yes, investigate every report, arrest & testimony that cop made in any case with a conviction. nt

[DiverDave]

2. 1 guy out of THOUSANDS of falsified reports

But, a start, I suppose

[DeSwiss]

3. That's one.

- Only [font size=1]n[/font size=1] more to go.......

K&R

[dothemath]

5. Who knew?

A policeman lied? Who knew?

[Earth_First]

6. Stupid cop...

.exif data would prove this to be a lie *immediately*

Dumbass.