Wow, what are the odds there'd be another police cover-up after all those we've seen recently? Pretty good, actually. If Freddy Gray's family got over 6.4 mill, it'll be interesting to see what Blake gets-or even goes for, he's one of those docile types, or at least he was. Dead is a lot more serious than getting roughed up, obviously, but Blake's pockets are a lot deper, and, as the saying goes, it ain't the crime, it's the coverup:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...led-tennis-star-james-blake-article-1.2354973
[h=1]NYPD cop James Frascatore covered up his mistaken arrest of James Blake; police commissioner apologizes to the tennis star[/h] BY Tina Moore , Edgar Sandoval , Thomas Tracy , Corky Siemaszko
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Handout [h=2]Officer James Frascatore was placed on desk duty and had his gun and badge yanked after detectives viewed the surveillance video from the hotel, sources said.[/h]
The cop who body-slammed tennis great James Blake outside a Manhattan hotel allegedly tried to cover up the bogus arrest.
James Frascatore failed to inform his superiors that he threw Blake to the sidewalk and cuffed him in the mistaken belief that he was a wanted credit card thief, police said Thursday.
It took Blake coming forward to The Daily News with accusations of being manhandled by a plainclothes cop outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel to put the incident on the NYPD’s radar.
“My concern is that after the release there's department protocols that should have been followed but apparently were not,” Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said. “Mr. Blake has made a number of comments to the press. That's how we became aware of the matter.”
Frascatore, a four year NYPD veteran who in the past has been accused of using excessive force and failing to identify himself as a cop while making an arrest, was placed on desk duty and had his gun and badge yanked after detectives viewed the surveillance video from the hotel.
“I have concerns about the takedown,” Bratton said.
EXCLUSIVE: EX-TENNIS STAR JAMES BLAKE TACKLED BY WHITE COPS
Bratton later confirmed he apologized on behalf of the NYPD to Blake, who agreed to meet with him, with Internal Affairs investigators, and with Mayor de Blasio.
Bratton Defends Cops Who Tackled Tennis Star James Blake
NY Daily News
“Mr. Blake had no role or involvement in the criminal investigation that we were conducting and was totally innocent,” Bratton said.
Earlier, Blake said an apology would be appreciated but he wants something more.
"I'd like an explanation for how they conducted themselves because I think we all need to be held accountable for our actions, and police as well,” he told ABC News.
The Civilian Complaint Review Board has also opened an investigation after receiving a referral from the NYPD’s Internal Affair Bureau, sources said.
LUPICA: JAMES BLAKE DESERVES AN APOLOGY FROM NYPD, MAYOR
The CCRB are well-acquainted with Frascatore. As of 2014, he had five complaints filed against him, according to court documents obtained by WNYC.
In one case, Frascatore was accused of using too much muscle and abusing his authority while arresting a man for marijuana possession. He also charged the man’s girlfriend with evidence tampering after she moved her beau's bike following the arrest.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...led-tennis-star-james-blake-article-1.2354973
[h=1]NYPD cop James Frascatore covered up his mistaken arrest of James Blake; police commissioner apologizes to the tennis star[/h] BY Tina Moore , Edgar Sandoval , Thomas Tracy , Corky Siemaszko
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
The cop who body-slammed tennis great James Blake outside a Manhattan hotel allegedly tried to cover up the bogus arrest.
James Frascatore failed to inform his superiors that he threw Blake to the sidewalk and cuffed him in the mistaken belief that he was a wanted credit card thief, police said Thursday.
It took Blake coming forward to The Daily News with accusations of being manhandled by a plainclothes cop outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel to put the incident on the NYPD’s radar.
“My concern is that after the release there's department protocols that should have been followed but apparently were not,” Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said. “Mr. Blake has made a number of comments to the press. That's how we became aware of the matter.”
Frascatore, a four year NYPD veteran who in the past has been accused of using excessive force and failing to identify himself as a cop while making an arrest, was placed on desk duty and had his gun and badge yanked after detectives viewed the surveillance video from the hotel.
“I have concerns about the takedown,” Bratton said.
EXCLUSIVE: EX-TENNIS STAR JAMES BLAKE TACKLED BY WHITE COPS
Bratton later confirmed he apologized on behalf of the NYPD to Blake, who agreed to meet with him, with Internal Affairs investigators, and with Mayor de Blasio.
NY Daily News
“Mr. Blake had no role or involvement in the criminal investigation that we were conducting and was totally innocent,” Bratton said.
Earlier, Blake said an apology would be appreciated but he wants something more.
"I'd like an explanation for how they conducted themselves because I think we all need to be held accountable for our actions, and police as well,” he told ABC News.
The Civilian Complaint Review Board has also opened an investigation after receiving a referral from the NYPD’s Internal Affair Bureau, sources said.
LUPICA: JAMES BLAKE DESERVES AN APOLOGY FROM NYPD, MAYOR
The CCRB are well-acquainted with Frascatore. As of 2014, he had five complaints filed against him, according to court documents obtained by WNYC.
In one case, Frascatore was accused of using too much muscle and abusing his authority while arresting a man for marijuana possession. He also charged the man’s girlfriend with evidence tampering after she moved her beau's bike following the arrest.
