Last month NYPD officer Patrick Pogan violently shoved a man off his bicycle during a Critical Mass ride in Times Square, and offered a perjured account of what happened. Now Governor Paterson is considering appointing a special prosecutor to investigate the incident. The Villager reports Paterson may also make the special prosecutor’s office permanent, with the ability to replace the city’s district attorneys on corruption cases.
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Union head Patrick Lynch is defending NYPD officer Patrick Pogan, who assaulted a cyclist at Friday night’s Critical Mass bike ride, depite of all evidence indicating Pogan used unnecessary and excessive force take down a cyclist who posed no danger or threat, and then lied about it in a sworn account. NYPD insiders suggest charges against the cyclist will be dropped, and Pogan will be fired after just a few weeks as a boy in blue. (High school photo of Officer Patrick Pogan from NY Post)
Bike Bullying Cop Stripped of Badge and Gun
According to the Daily News, Patrick Pogan, the 22 year-old officer who carried out Friday’s assault on a cyclist during Critical Mass, was stripped off his badge and gun, and is now assigned to desk duty pending an investigation. ANIMAL looks at the court documents and notes:
“Contrary to the video evidence and universal common sense, the cop (deponent) claimed—in a sworn statement—that Long swerved and then ran into him, “causing deponent to fall to the ground and causing deponent to suffer lacerations on deponent’s forearms” . However, as the clip demonstrates, that’s not the case and the attack was unprovoked.”
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NYPD Officer Assaults Man Riding Bicycle
A video camera caught a NYPD officer running and violently shoving a man off his bicycle onto the sidewalk in Times Square, during Friday night’s Critical Mass ride. After being assaulted by the police officer, “the cyclist in this video was arrested, held for 26 hours, and charged with attempted assault and resisting arrest.” That is some bullshit. [Gothamist]
