[WATCH] Toll So Far For Town’s 1 Awful Night: 2 Ousted Cops, $280K And a Lawsuit

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[WATCH] Toll So Far For Town’s 1 Awful Night: 2 Ousted Cops, $280K And a Lawsuit

October 4th, 2017

Awake Goy

MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey — About two-and-a-half minutes of video footage and a smattering of police radio recordings have led to two forced retirements, a $280,000 payout, the impending overhaul of a small New Jersey police department, and a federal lawsuit — all while the investigation of what actually happened when police responded to a group of allegedly rowdy teens after a town-wide fireworks show in Maplewood last Fourth of July weekend, is still ongoing.

In dash cam footage of the police response to the July 5, 2016 incident, officers could be seen kicking and punching teenagers leaving the event, and radio transmissions apparently direct officers to move the teens over the border from Maplewood into neighboring Irvington.

Residents alleged the police used excessive force that night, and racially discriminated against the teens, assuming, because many were black, they were from Irvington, a town with a significantly higher African-American population.

The fallout from the incident, and those allegations, is continuing.

Police chief pushed out:

Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca last week announced the details of an agreement reached with Police Chief Robert Cimino, who was suspended after the videos were released. The settlement, DeLuca said, will see Cimino out of the department, but with a nearly $280,000 payout.

According to DeLuca, Cimino will remain on paid administrative leave until Dec. 31, and retire as of Jan. 1. The township will pay Cimino $49,479.85 in unused sick, vacation, and personal days, and $115,000 in both 2018 and 2019. It’ll also pay out $15,000 to Cimino’s attorney.

The chief will also get a letter from the town saying he served the police department with “dedication and professionalism” for 36 years, and another acknowledging he never had any formal disciplinary action taken against him during his tenure as chief.

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