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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

HPD RELEASES IAD REPORT ON EXCESSIVE FORCE ACCUSATION

On Saturday, June 4, 2016 Officers of the Hartford and West Hartford Police Departments and Connecticut State Police engaged in a motor vehicle pursuit that began in Hartford and ended with the arrest of the driver and his passenger in West Hartford. The pursuit began when a Hartford Police Officer determined that the car in question was stolen. When officers attempted to stop the car the driver sped away and led police on a chase through several residential streets in Hartford. When the pursuit reached West Hartford, and after the police deployed “stop sticks,” the stolen car was brought to a halt. In the course of arresting both occupants of the stolen vehicle, officers used force-including the use of a TASER-to affect the arrests. Both arrestees suffered visible facial injuries at some point.

Preliminary review of the incident and available evidence raised serious concerns of possible excessive force used by some of the officers. As a result, the Hartford Police Department launched an immediate internal investigation on Sunday June 5, 2016. Police cruiser video cameras captured footage of possible misconduct. Contact was made between HPD, the West Hartford Police Department, the Connecticut State Police and the Connecticut State’s Attorney’s office. This incident was investigated criminally by the Litchfield Connecticut State’s Attorney’s office to determine if criminal charges were warranted.  Any questions related to the criminal investigation should be directed to the Litchfield Connecticut State’s Attorney’s Office.

In sensitive incidents related to police use of force it has been our practice to release as much information as possible as soon as it is available. We have already shared information and had community conversation about this incident on several occasions. The Hartford Police Department has previously (10/05/16) released all video evidence related to this incident to our community as well as the media. The Hartford Police Department administrative investigation has now been completed. The 68 page Internal Affairs investigation and findings are attached (The summary begins at the bottom of page 56). We have also attached a document that describes the discipline that was applied to many of the Officers involved.

We take great care to partner and dialogue with our community every day, and we appreciate our community's input and ideas. While this internal administrative investigation is complete, we will continue to share the information we gather and communicate it openly.

41 comments:

Ramathorn said...

Nothing like smoking some PCP, doing some blow, drinking until you can barely stand up, then hopping into a stolen vehicle (with PR flags proudly displayed on both passenger windows) almost killing a cop with said stolen car, engaging in a 15 min two town pursuit, ramming 3 cruisers then resist arrest. You know what let's give this ebt card carrying career criminal justification and backing for what he did. This is whats wrong with society. This guy is lucky hes alive today. And this is one of the major reasons why proactive policing is non existent at HPD. The city of Hartford is a lost cause as we know it.

proud PR said...

What exactly does the Pr flag have to do with anything you my friend are scum

Anonymous said...

Both of these thugs should have been dragged out of the stolen vehicle they were operating and executed in the middle of the street. Than a trash truck should have come to transport them to the dump

Anonymous said...

Ok the car was stolen. What does having PR stickers have anything to do with the incident. Just asking because you decided to include it in the picture your trying to paint about the suspect.

Minor Leage Big Hats said...

After reading HPD's report, it's obvious they did a real shitty half ass investigation. If colon lied by not putting some stuff in his report, state police blatantly lied and omitted stuff in the warrant on several instances.

Anonymous said...

Both scum bags. No jobs. No prospects in life. Geting high is not a career. Hopefully the government handout will end.

Anonymous said...

I cant wait for the long winded lyons comment being typed at 200 bloomfield ......

Unknown said...

The guys should emptied their mags into them when they had a chance before this got into uppity West Hartford.

Anonymous said...

This was rigged

Christopher Lyons retired HPD said...

This is a perfect example of how a situation can go horribly wrong.

First of all Sergeant Sean Spell was an outstanding police officer and supervisor. He kept the crooks at bay, did a lot of great investigations and put himself in harm's way to protect other officers and citizens alike. It is a shame that his career had to end because some thugs like Emilio (the changed Man)Diaz and that character Perez stole a car and careened through two towns endangering everyone in their path.

Looking at the discipline that was meted out, which I find offensive that it was publicized, all officers can learn a lesson on how to properly act document such an incident. Officers are held to a higher standard and should always act so. It's tough to do when confronted with violent crooks on a daily basis, an unforgiving public and a city government ready to hang police officers out to dry for mistakes. No officer should risk his job or security for mutts like Perez and Diaz--two human zeros who plague the community with their very presence.

Maybe the local politicians should have a required one week ride along with police to get a view of what officers go through.

The incident put a magnifying glass on police force and the use of force. While I have no sympathy for the two crooks I realize that discipline should have been meted out. Don't like it but realize that it is a cost of being a police officer in the Capitol City.

HPD is still the best Police Department in the State and its citizens should be thankful for the dedicated officers who do that job every day protecting them.

Anonymous said...

Didn't you see the comical pictures of the smashed up car with the flags attached the the back Windows? Seems pretty funny to me that a car decked out in PR flags would be stolen the day before the PR parade and then used in an assault on a cop then a pursuit. As every one says "only in Hartford." And don't even try the racial card. 100% boriquen!

Anonymous said...

So barone gets a conduct charge and gets a free pass. I hope sgt barone can mature enough before his promotion to sgt
Excuses and shaky at best police work forces the city check book to open wide.
Barone should be the test bunny for the needed body cameras. Run it the entire shift.
State police did a piss poor investigation and shame on west hartford police for not cooperating. good luck with the pursuit on the highway incident. Yes. Wh pd chased a car onto the highway, it crashed, then wh pd left. Wow. I hope those tapes exist.

Anonymous said...

So barone gets a free pass for improper i call language and or possible cover up esk comments.
Excuses for basic patrolman knowledge. Maybe a bid or two in booking will educate his lack luster performance.
So why did Chief Rovella downplay barones icall antics ? A 30 day would have been just.

KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

7:49PM

According to CSP's transmissions on the Hotline, it was all caught on the Highway cameras. Unless of course those recordings somehow got deleted. But HPD would still have the radio recordings of the conversation

Varsity Team said...

It's obvious state police did a real shitty half ass investigation that is. csp twisted facts. What else did they possibly do?

Anonymous said...

Now we all know better than thou WHPD will never investigate themselves. They didn't even open any type of administrative investigation into their officers use of force and chasing when told not to. 4:45 PM is spot on, that would've been the best outcome.

Anonymous said...

I'm interested in training my dog to sniff drugs. Does anyone know if it would be possible to "borrow" the brick of marijuana that WHPD found in evidence room and uses for K-9 unit? Funny how no one got in trouble for that one. Guess you need to beat up sh%tbags for that to happen.

Anonymous said...

No racial card. This calls for the pendejo card. You earned it 100%.

Iron Patriot said...

Again the car was stolen so what exactly are you saying and you are def not Boriquen downing your own peoole like that its obvious what picture you trying to create it be different if the actaul owner of the car did these heinous crimes the sad and scary part is that you are prolly a cop in the city of hartford so if i steal a car with american flags on it and try and kill a cop is that a reflection of all americans???

Anonymous said...

Shut your pie hole Iron Patriot. Your completely clueless.

Iron Patriot said...

Anonymous 834pm well theres an educated response go back to your cave

Anonymous said...

Educated response to your uneducated comments jabroni.

Anonymous said...

I think it paints a pretty good picture on how out of control it is the night before the PR parade. People riding on top recklessly operating cars while prominently displaying the PR flag on the windows, hood, and by waiving in hand. Burnouts with bleach. Massive unruly crowds. Assaults. Police having to come in from other towns to control. Absolute chaos doesn't even describe it. The weekend cost for fire and police services astronomical. Exactly why other cities permanently canceled this event. The parade itself is not bad. It's the before and after effect that is ruined by people who do not know how to act. Last year was a prime example. I'm sure the car was stolen for the weekend events so they wouldn't destroy their own property.

Anonymous said...

You know what F#%KING PISSES ME OFF??? After arriving off a boat on Ellis Island and moving in with relatives until they got situated with a job ,my Grandmother and Grandfather lived on Front St. please keep in mind that before they arrived in the states they started to learn the English language and continued to perfect it till the day they died. They were afforded no "FREE S#%T" whatsoever when they arrived in Hartford.On top of rent most tenants were responsible for some of the property upkeep (sweep hallways,cut grass,pickup garbage etc.) . My grandparents said they took pride in how nice their property was even though they had no stake in ownership. I guess we would refer to that as respect and common decency nowadays. Here's the part that pisses me off,the "majority" of the white,brown and black people continue to S#%T in their own nest and want "others" (suburbanites) to clean it up.Please take a beautiful page of the past when Hartfords residents were grateful to have a thimble of what they have now and paste it somewhere in your book of "How not to be civilized in a capital city". I truly believe that 5 bankruptcies couldn't fix Hartford ,let alone 1 . P.S. I was able to get the cannoli on Franklin Ave before the 3 people got shot. Gotta love "Little Italy" . Thank God my grandparents aren't here to witness the decay of their American Dream

Anonymous said...

Grown men in their mid to late 30's having a shootout in broad daylight that speaks volumes of the mentality of hartford residents savages but lets not make it racial the valentines day massacre was in broad daylight italian gangsters posing as poloce officers tricking the irish gangsters

Iron Patriot said...

Hartford needs a hero

peter brush said...

5 bankruptcies couldn't fix Hartford
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The Muni government is not able to control who lives here. (Although, must it be so eager to participate in "public" housing?) The towns around us have much more significantly restrictive zoning and significantly less multi-family housing. Criminals who have done their time in Connecticut's penal facilities are halfway-housed in Hartford, not West Hartford.
A bankruptcy by the Municipality will obviously not affect the social degradation that would have justifiably offended your grandparents. All we can do is hope that eventually, in coming decades, the State may change its policies so destructive of all of its inner cities, and pray that people here may become more civilized; i.e., respectful of themselves, their fellow citizens and of societal norms.

Thanks to the police for the work they do.

Anonymous said...

Hey Peter Brush YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE F#%KING PISSES ME OFF? When "intentionally" naive people like you state that "criminals get dumped in Harfford". Here's a question that I bet you can't answer honestly, WHERE DO YOU THINK THESE CRIMINALS ARE FROM ? GRANBY? GREENWICH? AVON? a WEST HARTFORD, SIMSBURY? What a joke you are , Why wouldn't "WE" drop them off where they are from and most likely committed their crimes? Bet you don't have a smartass lucid answer!

peter brush said...

WHAT ELSE F#%KING PISSES ME OFF?
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I'm sure it's a long list.

I have no smartass answer. You are right; the criminals come from Hartford. As do the illiterates, mentally ill, socially alienated and moon-bat progressive WFP-types.

But, I'm a Trumpster and a Yankee fan in Hartford. Happier than you seem to be out in that very polite suburban neighborhood you grace with your residence.

Anonymous said...

Anon 2:28. Nice try but once again you fail. The PR parade has nothing to do with this incident. The suspects stole the car. Thise flags were "proudly displayed" by the true owner of this vehicle. You chose to mesh the fact that the vehicle had flags with the actions of the suspects on that given night. Your an idiot.

Anonymous said...

Your the idiot that's so hung up on a flag. Your also a liar, as I know and Kevin knows, the true owner of the car, a business, did NOT affix the flags to the car prior to it being stolen. You fail.

Anonymous said...

So if colon admits to striking the suspect on video, why is he not item A ?

Anonymous said...

Peter Bush probably reads the FAILING Hartford Courant

Junior Varsity Big Hats said...

Obviously CSP completely F-ed the entire investigation. The CSP sergeant did not have the experience when it comes to in depth investigations such as this. HPD report completely blew CSP out of the water. CSP is extremely pissed!! At this point, after CSP quickly cleared Colon, they would never ever be able to item A him. Had this been a bad highway traffic accident, CSP woulda been on point. Colon is serving his time.

Hartford Courant #FAKENEWS said...

It's amazing how Foley caters to the failing liberal Hartford Courant. As long as they really know what the rank and file think of them. Foley will not be here forever failing hartford courant.

KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

Fake News,

How does he cater to them? I think one thing you have to admit if you are being fair, D/C Foley treats everyone the same, whether it is a community member, a blogger, or the mainstream media. Foley has a job to do and that is to get information out

Anonymous said...

Bendito, seems like you been swimming with the hood rats far to long. Take a vacation and hit the Island. Go see what our people atr really about. "Hung up on a flag" The fact you said that shows jow pathetic this Hartford slum has polluted your mind. Say what you wish but deep down you know you just played yourself kid. My last post im out of here.

Mr Dirty Streets said...

@9:31

My friend, I have visited the extraordinary beautiful island of Puerto Rico since the early 1990s. As a gringo, I felt right at home, being a resident of Hartford. But I always reflected on the major differences between the folks I met there some of whom became friends, and hometown homies. The educational, social and cultural differences are quite large. I was once profoundly elated at the culture of PR. Then I thought, what the hell is wrong with homies. Of course, the most economically distressed, socially distressed, the barrio thugs and cohorts all came to mainland for good reason. More services and for the thugs, greener pastures.

I have always liked PR culture and its people. But I'm not into broken glass, broken dreams, broken behavior and people who are just morally broke. Oki Doki smokie? Let's not fear calling things what they are. As to those who carry on with life in the barrios of Hartford, good fortunes to you. But don't call me a racist. Call me an economic or social snob if you want.

Anonymous said...

Foley gets the information out alright. He often gives out inaccurate information, too much information, and gives out information prematurely. Foley is all about Foley. He fancies himself a pseudo celebrity when all he really is is a clown who talks and tweets too much.

Anonymous said...

@8:39

Is Foley your brother-in-law?

KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

8:39am

You may not like his methods, but at least he is getting information out to both the media and the general public, that is called transparency and that has helped build the public's trust in HPD, which isn't a bad thing