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Hackensack man sues Paterson for alleged police brutality, wants $150,000 in damages | Paterson Times

Hackensack man sues Paterson for alleged police brutality, wants $150,000 in damages

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A Hackensack man has filed a lawsuit alleging police officers beat him during a traffic stop in Paterson.

Diego Ferro is seeking $150,000 in damages in the case filed on Monday. His claim arises from an Aug. 22, 2017 traffic stop on Slater and Marshall Street. He was driving in the area when police officers pulled him over. As he sat with his hands on the steering wheel, two police officers “forcibly removed” him from the vehicle and forced him to the ground, claims the lawsuit.

Ferro claims police then punched and kicked him in the face, chest, and torso “without provocation.” Police took him to headquarters. He claims he was again assaulted in the interview room. Police allegedly threw him to the ground then proceeded to punch and kick him in the eyes, jaws, ribs and chest, according the lawsuit.

After he was transferred the Passaic County Jail, correctional officers noticed his injuries and had him transported to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center for treatment, says the lawsuit. Ferro was treated for a fracture to his right cheek under the eye. He was also treated for injuries to his head, ribs, chest, and torso.

Ferro’s lawsuit names the city and police officers Russell Curving, Sal Judeh. He also names other unidentified officers.

  • John Brown

    the scumbag Shitty Council will award him that.
    they'll pay up as ususal.

  • Jim Pezzillo

    Typical of someone always blaming others than themself for their actions.

    • Sanch

      Please educate me, exactly what actions did he do for those "pigs" to violently take him out of his car other than looking hispanic. Putting his hands on the steering that they felt that life was threatened?

      • Jim Pezzillo

        The simple fact that you call them pigs says it all. Adios !

        • Sanch

          You may think you have white privilege. So you've never been treated as a sub human by these pigs on a routine traffic stop.

          Your last name sounds Italian. Find out how your ancestors were treated when they first came to this country. Did they read and write english? Did they even speak english? Is your last name spelled correctly? Oh, if you think your white I can drop you off at a KKK and wait for you to see how you come out.

          Here's a good one. They could be white, black, latino. They all bleed blue.

          Another good one when their fellow officers arrest them and read them their Miranda rights. I have yet to meet one that talks all they say is I want a lawyer.

          So you tell me what you call a gang of people like this? Arrivederci!

          • katyll

            Whoa, are you a piece of work! I hope you got a crap ton of tickets and your license is suspended. No one with your rage issues should be behind a wheel.

          • Sanch

            No anger or rage. Clean license it looks like you've never been treated as a subhuman.

  • Sanch

    You may think you have white privilege. So you've never been treated as a sub human by these pigs for routine traffic stop.

    Your last name sounds Italian. Find out how your ancestors were treated when they first came to this country. Did they read and write english? Did they even speak english? Is your last name spelled correctly? Oh, if you think your white I can drop you off at a KKK and wait for you to see how you come out.

    Here's a good one. They could be white, black, latino. They all bleed blue.

    Another good one when their fellow officers arrest them and read them their Miranda rights. I have yet to meet one that talks all they say is I want a lawyer.

    So you tell me what you call a gang of people like this? Arrivederci!

  • Mypal Footfoot

    This is why I raise a toast in celebration every time a cop gets greased and consider it karmic payback justice. The police have become the filth of humanity. Lawless and ultra violent thugs that tell lies as easily and often as normal humans breathe.

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