Monday, June 4, 2012

Hamden police displinary hearing postponed to next week

HAMDEN -- Hearings the Board of Police Commission were to hold this week in connection with disciplinary charges against Officer Timothy Brown have been postponed.
Chairman Michael Iezzi Sr. said that scheduling issues have forced changes in meeting times, and that the commission will meet again at 4 p.m. June 11. The hearing, which has been closed to the public, is expected to take place in a basement conference room at Hamden Government Center. Meetings were to take place Tuesday and Wednesday.
Police Chief Thomas J. Wydra has filed charges against Brown for actions the officer took on Sept. 19, 2011, in connection with the deployment of a Taser on a New Haven man, Vester Williams. Charges against Officer William May have been resolved, according to his lawyer, Daniel Young. May is among the officers that have been called to testify in the case, though the commission last week appears to have only interviewed Lt. Michael McNeill, who conducted the internal affairs report on the case.
Williams claims he was struck with the Taser seven times and was bleeding about the head after the incident in the Newhall area of town. However, he never complained to police. An internal review of reports led to questions and an internal investigation and in January, Wydra brought charges against the officers.

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