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Two Suffolk County police officers were suspended without pay Tuesday night after body camera footage captured them kicking a handcuffed suspect multiple times.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart said four other officers stood by and watched, including a supervisor.
“The actions of these two officers are concerning and what is equally unacceptable is the number of officers who did not intervene which is a direct violation of our rules and procedures,” Hart said.
Hart said the four officers who did not stop the beating have been placed on modified duty.
Suffolk County has a small body camera pilot program on just a few officers.
UpdatedWed, Mar 3, 2021 at 8:08 am ET
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Two Suffolk County police officers were suspended on Tuesday after a body camera video showed them kicking a man who police said stole a car in Port Jefferson Station in February, Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart said. (Patch)
PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY Two Suffolk County police officers were suspended without pay after footage on a police-worn body camera showed them pushing and kicking a man they arrested in connection with a February vehicle theft in Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart and Executive Steve Bellone announced Tuesday.
Three other officers and a supervisor were placed on modified duty after Hart said they did not intervene.
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