Information revealed in the records provided fodder to both supporters and critics of Officer Pantaleo. They also noted that Officer Pantaleo usually worked in a plainclothes unit that focused on violent street crime — the kind of policing that can be a magnet for complaints. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“If this information was universally accessible, we wouldn’t need to speculate,” Ms. Conti-Cook said. But the official, Jerika Richardson, would not say if the documents were authentic or if the cases had involved Officer Pantaleo. Two of the substantiated allegations in the leaked documents stem from a 2012 street stop that resulted in disciplinary action against Officer Pantaleo.

Source: New York Times March 22, 2017 21:00 UTC