RockHead Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZCf6BYRdwc Cop caught on video bullying woman is taken off street duty By DAVE DAVIES Philadelphia Daily News [email protected] 215-854-2595 A Philadelphia cop caught on a surveillance video jamming his service weapon into the neck of a young woman in a convenience store has been removed from street duty until disciplinary proceedings against him are complete. Officer Alberto Lopez Sr. confronted Agnes Lawless, then 20, last August at a Lukoil store in the Northeast, after Lawless and three friends had been in a fender-bender involving Lopez's son. Images from the store video appeared with an article about the incident in Monday's Daily News, and yesterday police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore said Lopez had been placed on desk duty. "That was a decision made by the commissioner or one of the deputy commissioners," Vanore said. "After having seen the video and the story, they took him off the street until the discipline is decided, and that should be shortly." An investigation of the incident by the department's Internal Affairs Bureau concluded that Lopez had verbally abused Lawless and that "a gun was pushed into her neck." It also concluded that Lopez was guilty of "departmental violations." A June 15 hearing for Lopez before the Police Board of Inquiry was canceled and won't be rescheduled until next month, Inspector Chris Flacco said. The board will recommend what discipline, if any, will be imposed on Lopez. The decision ultimately rests with Commissioner Charles Ramsey. Lopez originally was removed from street duty last September when Internal Affairs was investigating, but he was restored to full duty in December after the District Attorney's Office declined to pursue criminal charges against him. After his physical struggle with Lawless inside the store, Lopez arrested her on charges of assaulting a police officer. After the surveillance video of the incident was released, Lopez failed to show up at three court appearances and the charges against Lawless were dropped. She now lives in Florida. Lawless' attorney, Alan Yatvin, said yesterday that it was "a good thing they're taking [Lopez] off the street, given the conduct we see in the video, but a more important question is why those decisions aren't a matter of routine. "Why does it take a story in the Daily News and on television for the department to do what it should have done, which is to take him and keep him off the street and proceed quickly with the disciplinary process?" Yatvin asked. Lopez's attorney, Gerald Stanshine, could not be reached for comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmarv1117 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 just sad.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmahan Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 wow to protect and what!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Abuse of power, plain and simple..........he should be scrubbing urinals at the precinct for the rest of his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page305 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 (edited) Scumbag. Hang him from a tree. Oooh Oooh I know... she should say it's cause she's white! Then she'd be rich! Edited July 24, 2009 by page305 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyfire Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 you can't tell what happened before they came into camera view. but she's obviously taunting the cop in the video. maybe if she'd have just shut her yap, she would have had an easier time. i'm not giving the cop an excuse for what he did, but just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page305 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 you can't tell what happened before they came into camera view. but she's obviously taunting the cop in the video. maybe if she'd have just shut her yap, she would have had an easier time. i'm not giving the cop an excuse for what he did, but just saying. Yeah, I agree... I know her type. Mouthy and "you can't touch me, I'm a girl" types... brats! Still, a choke? Gotta' admit, he was biased! His son was hit by this girl earlier and he was looking to "get her"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockHead Posted July 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Where this happen , it is about 10 miles from my House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedbowtie Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 i didnt see nothin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortBus Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 any of you guys posting the negative comments parents? Imagine buying your kid a new car and then this girl side swipes it and runs. I don't agree with the excess force but a story always has two side. Seems like it was mob rule when the officer showed up and 1v4 he did what he had to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymz Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 whats the deal with douche bag cops recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsebll22 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 no way in hell i wouldve done that. IMO while on duty your a police officer first then a parent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_forma Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Theres more to the story i would say just by the reaction of the girl. Something else was going on beforehand. Hell its philly, you dont know whats going to happen at any point whether your the officer confronting someone or the person being confronted. Its pretty common for things to go haywire pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 What an A$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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