The individual has been identified and was arrested by HPD on July 15, 2016 for impersonating a police officer .
Luis DaChuna was identified as the impostor after another incident at Koji Restaurant where he identified himself as a Hartford Police Officer and flashed a badge during an altercation. During the investigation, DaChuna was identified as a State of Connecticut DCF employee and the badge he was flashing was a DCF badge and was the same badge shown in the alleged prostitute video on YouTube. During an interview with HPD, DaChuna apparently admitted to the impersonation incident and his involvement in the alleged transvestite prostitution video
From HPD:
On 11/28/15 a party, later identified as Luis DaChuna, was being belligerent inside Koji Sushi Restaurant and Bar located at 17 Asylum. When DaChuna was asked to leave the establishment, he claimed he was a Police Officer and said that he would "Shut the place down!". As the owner
escorted DaChuna to the door, he flashed a badge (DCF) and once again stated he was a Police Officer and said "you don't know who you are messing with." Officer Tran, who was outside on an unrelated call, intervened and determined that DaChuna was indeed flashing a Department
of Children and Families badge and that DaChuna was not a Police Officer. The incident was documented under case # 15-39994. A follow up investigation was conducted by Detective Kashmanian, and an arrest warrant was granted for Dachuna on 1/15/16. Detective Kashmanian,
along with the assistance of the HPD Vice and Narcotics unit, and the Newington Police Department, took DaChuna into custody on the evening of 1/15/16 at 66 Kimberly Road in Newington, CT. DaChuna was transported to 50 Jennings where he made a verbal admission to the
incident, as well as identifying himself as the subject of a recent controversial YouTube video in which he was wrongfully depicted as a Hartford Police Officer.
LaChuna was arrested by HPD ( the real ones) and charged as follows:
Arrested: Luis DaChuna DOB 7/21/70 66 Kimberly Road, Newington CT
Charges: Impersonation of a Police Officer, and Breach of Peace 2nd Degree.
Charges: Impersonation of a Police Officer, and Breach of Peace 2nd Degree.
LaChuna's employment status with DCF is unclear at this time. It also is not clear if his position involved any direct contact with children under DCF care
Arrest warrant application for Luis DaCunha from GA 14
The on-line video can be seen here, ***WARNING*** contains nudity and questionable language
Arrest warrant application for Luis DaCunha from GA 14
The on-line video can be seen here, ***WARNING*** contains nudity and questionable language
DaCunha's wife must be so proud of him
ReplyDeleteWhy are you assuming he has a wife
DeleteWhy are you assuming he has a wife
DeleteMaybe he works with Pedro,Peter,Maria at the Touch of Class Escort Service
ReplyDeleteMendez, you took the words out of my mouth. That is Pedro territory. He probably took an extended vacation to Miami and overdosed on blow and tyranny bad man wagon stuff.
ReplyDeleteThis joker has been flashing a badge for years. Everywhere. He's barred from every drinking establishment around. Complete loser and troublemaker.
ReplyDeleteLearn to spell before commenting. Is there any proof of that?
DeleteThis loser gets by on CT taxpayers' dimes to the tune of more than $95,000 last year as a DCF "Youth Services Worker"...could that be how he spent his time for $37K in overtime earnings alone last year??? Yet another blackeye on DCF.
ReplyDeleteHARASSMENT: Luis Dacunha, 45, 17 Sterling Dr., Newington, was arrested July 13 and charged with harassment and threatening. His bond was set at $5,000 and he was scheduled to appear in court July 14.
ReplyDeleteHe's going off the deep end.
Newington - Luis DaCunha, 44, of 17 Sterling Drive, was charged July 2 with disorderly conduct and third-degree assault.
ReplyDeleteNorwich - May 16
ReplyDeleteLuis Dacunha, 37, 66 Kimberly Road, Newington, 2 p.m., first-degree criminal trespass, second-degree breach of peace; court date May 19, Manchester Superior Court.
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ReplyDeletelook up his facebook page, Luis DaCunha, his wedding pictures are there
All the above mentioned changes are misdemeanors and I don't see where it says he's flashing his badge all over town. Furthermore, I looked him up on Facebook and there was no wedding pictures as claimed in an earlier comment. I don't understand why this video is posted or what it has to do with Hartford corruption. Obviously, he was not the one flashing his badge. Perhaps it was the person making the video but it seems he had no clue because of his intoxicated state. Once it was proven that he was not hpd, why continue to have it posted? It doesn't seem like he has a life long issue with crime but more a substance abuse issue.
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ReplyDeleteThis comment seems like deja vu to a phone call I received yesterday requesting me to remove the video. What is your relationship to DaCunha that compels you to defend his actions. And with your computer knowledge, I am sure you know that as soon as I mentioned his Facebook page, the pictures wee probably removed within seconds. And what does it matter that the charges are misdemeanors. Does that not speak to his character, oh yeah...allegedly. Do we rally think it is proper for a cocaine snorting, State employee to be representing himself as a Hartford Police Officer, and also still working with some of our most vulnerable children, while trying to perform oral sex on a transvestite prostitute in a hotel room? And please read the arrest warrant application again, he admitted to his involvement with the badge and the video in the hotel room. And it wasn't so much that he wasn't HPD, it was the discredit he brought to HPD by claiming that he was.
And maybe this will be the wakeup call that slaps him in the face so he gets help for his "substance abuse issue" as you claim.
Maybe it is time for you to be truthful also as to why you ae defending him
Phone call? I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only person that is on the same page. My relation to Luis Dacunha is a coworker and friend. Please do not make accusations that I went to the Facebook pageven and removed the alleged the alleged pictures of his marriage in seconds. The reason I brought up his previous again, what does that have to do with public corruption . I mentioned his previous charges because it does speak to his character. At 37 was his very first interaction with the law. Perhaps I was not clear when I made that distinction. Yes I did read the report thoroughly, he admitted to his to his involvement in the video. Involvement does not necessarily equal making it and/or claiming to be a police officer on it. Nor did he receive charges regarding it. Do I think snorting cocaine is OK? No absolutely not. Like I said previously this is a substance abuse each issue that needs to be addressed. Do I think he should be working with the youth in which I serve no not in this current condition. But during the 16 years in which he did work here he did a phenomenal job with these kids. It is extremely unfortunate that he can no longer work with these children in the current condition in which he is in. However I don't think somebody's personal sexual preference should be an issue. He is not the first person to pay for prostitutes and he's certainly not the first person to be bisexual. I am just glad to hear that I am NOT the only person that feels that this has nothing to do with public corruption but more your personal issue.
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ReplyDeleteIt is good to see that DCF employees have the time to apparently go on line during the work day to defend each other. You need to start absorbing all the facts instead of just what you want to hear or see. Watch the video again that you are objecting to so strongly, listen for the part where he is telling he/she that he shot a suspect on Park Street, a suspect shot during an HPD operation. And where did you come up that this blog is just about public corruption? Yes, I have exposed my share of public corruption but is also about many other issues facing our City, including crime and issues facing HPD. Issues that include impersonators passing themselves off as Hartford Police Officer's. And you mention that this is DaCunha's first run-in with the law. I wish I could verify that , but the Judicial website seems to have be scrubbed of any reference to DaCunha, as of yesterday when I last checked, including his January arrest on the impersonation charges. Hmmm, I wonder how that happened
This guy lacks integrity and clearly has made some bad choices. He shouldn't be an employee of DCF. How can this agency expect clients to trust workers to make good decisions for their families when they have someone working there like this guy. The community already has a bad view of the agency and this doesn't make it any better. Any of DCF's clients can find this video on-line, including anyone this guy is working with. Shame on DCF if he is allowed to remain an employee.
ReplyDeleteLol @ the comment regarding being good with kids. Trying to figure out how affective he was while sleeping during his shifts!! Or coming to work clearly inebriated!
ReplyDeleteCan't believe he tried to suck off a tranny prostitute! Are you sure that's him?
ReplyDeleteHe has the right to be gay! Everyone has their own preferences. Don't punish him if he likes men or transgenders.
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ReplyDeleteyou forgot "allegedly"
This has to be the worst Pamela Lee impression I have ever seen!
ReplyDeleteEveryone knows how much trouble this guy is. I hope he is reading all of these comments and realizing how many people he has hurt, insulted, and harassed while being out on the town. Karma definitely got this animal!
ReplyDeleteYes, he is a crazy lunatic and treats others disrespectfully. I'm sure he knew he was headed to jail after all of these arrests, and started practicing oral on penis because that's what he will be getting behind bars!
DeleteWhy is he being punished for performing oral sex? What if he enjoys it and is gay? This is 2016 people!
ReplyDeleteI am starting to think this video may have been leaked as a publicity stunt to draw viewers to a new trans sex site that he could be privately backing...
ReplyDelete2 times arrested in this past month??!! What's wrong with this imbecile?!
ReplyDeleteIs he still dating the tranny btw?