A Canaan, Conn., man is suing the town of Sheffield and police officers who he says violated his civil rights during a stop in 2016 in which he claims he was injured. FACEBOOK
SHEFFIELD â A Connecticut man who says Sheffield Police injured him during a traffic stop nearly five years ago continues to press a legal claim against the town and three of its police officers, alleging that they violated his civil rights.
James Cecchinato, of Canaan, Conn., filed the suit June 3, 2019, in U.S. District Court in Springfield, alleging that his rights were violated when police, suspecting that he was driving a stolen car, pointed their guns at him and made him lie on the ground as they searched his 1997 Honda Accord, according to court documents.
SHEFFIELD â A deadly stretch of Route 7 through the village now has pedestrian-activated warning lights at each of its three crosswalks.
Most of a $118,000 state Department of Transportation Shared Streets and Spaces grant paid for the signals and installation last month, and some of the leftover money will pay for other improvements to key sidewalks and a handicap-accessible path in the town forest, said Select Board Chairwoman Rene Wood.
Wood, who wrote the grant request, said the improvements will help reduce the hazards along this state-owned highway near the town green.
âRoute 7 has always been a real issue in terms of crossings,â she said.
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