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Defense begins today in case o
The defense will begin presenting its case today in the official misconduct trial of Wildwood police Sgt. David Romeo.
Romeo, 39, is charged with kicking two handcuffed suspects without provocation while the men were on the ground in a North Wildwood parking lot July 24, 2007.
The two men, Gilbert Haege and Louis McCullough, testified for the prosecution that they were kicked that day. Both men, suspects at the time in a string of car burglaries, said they were not resisting police when they were kicked.
Three of Romeo’s fellow police officers, Edward Ramsey, Walter ... Read more
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Group wants ethics commission
An activist group is filing a complaint with Quebec's Police Ethics Commission about the investigation into the death of Fredy Villanueva, 18, who was shot and killed by police in Montreal North last August.
Last December, prosecutors announced that neither of the two Montreal officers involved in the shooting would be charged. The decision was made after an investigation by provincial police.
The Coalition against Police Repression and Abuse said Wednesday the provincial police investigation was flawed, and it wants the ethics commission to investigate.
Testimony last week at the start of the inquest into Villanueva's death revealed that police investigators never questioned the Montreal officers involved in the shooting.
Instead, they took written statements from them a week after the shooting.
Meanwhile, civilian witnesses were separated and questioned the night of the shooting.
The inquest is on hold because the Villanueva family and some key witnesses are refusing to co-operate. They said they won't take part in the inquest unless they're forced to, because the government won't cover legal fees for victims and their relatives.
Instead of an inquest, they want a full public inquiry.
Coroner Robert Sansfaçon called off the proceedings last week after nine of 15 interested parties scheduled to testify didn't show up.
A spokesman for the coroner's office said earlier this week that preliminary discussions are underway with the Villanueva family to resume the inquest.
But, he said, it's not clear at this point if the family will agree to participate, or if Sansfaçon will proceed without their co-operation.
The provincial government said recently it will take any necessary steps to salvage the aborted inquest.
Two other men — Denis Meas, 18, and Jeffrey Sagor Metellus, 20 — were also shot the same night as Villanueva, but survived their wounds.
The police officers involved in the shooting, Jean-Loup Lapointe and Stéphanie Pilotte, are being represented by lawyers hired by the City of Montreal. There is a publication ban on photos and videos showing Lapointe and Pilotte.
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