City Settling With Cop Fired for Police Brutality

Charges were dropped when man who needed ten stitches after being handcuffed wouldn't testify. He's suing the city now too.

NEW BRITAIN — City attorneys have settled years-long litigation with a former police officer who was terminated following allegations he roughed up a suspect in 2007.

Jeffrey Walsh has been in litigation with the city in one form or another nearly since his arrest on charges he struck a handcuffed suspect in the face with a nightstick while responding to dispute between two brothers in June 2007.

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[Police Chief David Couper]

Is this an isolated incident or are you seeing a pattern of behavior within the department. For insight and direction on curtailing police violence and other disruptive behaviior, take a look at my new book and visit my blog, "Arrested Development: A Veteran Police Chief Sounds Off About Protest, Racism, Corruption and the Seven Steps Necessary to Improve Our Nation's Police" (Amazon.com). My blog is at http://improvingpolice.wordpress.com/ where I discuss these and other current police improvement issues. Good luck and may we all experience not just good but great policing!