A NYPD officer was stripped of his badge and gun after unlawfully arresting postal worker Glen Grays. Lt. Luis Machado was placed on modified duty. The lieutenant and three others were riding pass when they almost hit Gray’s work truck and he yelled at them about it. The cops who were dressed in regular clothing got out of the car and arrested him after frisking him and sending him to the precinct where they charged him with resisting arrest.
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton says he had a lot of concerns with this incident. Police Officers Lazo Lluka, Miguel Rodriguez and David Savella, along with Lt. Luis Machado were pulled of their usual positions. Bratton says,
“I am very interested in the charge that was made against this individual, what he was arrested for and the validity of that. Based on what I witnessed on the various videos I’ve reviewed I have strong concerns about the charge against that individual.”
Grays spoke out on the incident saying,
“Honestly speaking, we’re all human, we all make mistakes, but lately a lot of mistakes have been made by police officers.”
