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City of New York Settles Police Beating Case for $614,500
Loaded on Sept. 6, 2017
by Christopher Zoukis
by Christopher Zoukis
The City of New York and two NYPD officers have settled a lawsuit alleging multiple beatings at the hands of officers.
Jateik Reed, William Reid and Trevor Nigel alleged that they were improperly stopped and frisked outside their home in January 2012. During the …
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