Reinstated Sgt. Denies 'Untruthfulness,' But Admits 'Mistakes'
Parsippany cop receives $80K in settlement with township.
A Parsippany cop who was reinstated as sergeant last week denied "untruthfulness" but admitted to "mistakes" during his supervision of a drug investigation 10 years ago, according to a settlement reached with the township. Robert Whiteman was reinstated as sergeant Wednesday after being demoted to officer and suspended for six months for his handling of an investigation in December 2002 that resulted in a drug prosecution being dismissed. A Superior Court judge ruled Parsippany police violated the Miranda rights of two individuals and seized evidence without a search warrant. Whiteman filed suit in 2011 against the township, former Mayor Michael Luther and current Mayor James Barberio for what he claimed was "undue humiliation," according …
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Chris
10:19 am on Monday, December 10, 2012
I am sure many more officers "mishandled" investigations and were "untrue" during arrest and have cause many civilians "undue humiliation"..... however, most of us just don't have the time or the money to fight. I am sure most people just plead guilty and pay their fine, so most mistakes and wrong doing by cops make usually just go unnoticed. more ›