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UP officer suing his bosses, state police
Ryan Hutchins
Issue date: 9/21/07 Section: News
Originally published: 9/20/07 at 6:49 PM EST
Last update: 9/20/07 at 11:40 PM EST
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Several days after the complaint was lodged against him, the suit alleges, Sabo and Lottie called Barcomb to the UP station and told him he needed to be taken to Suffolk County to face the charges. The chiefs allegedly denied that Barcomb was under arrest, but refused to let him leave their custody.
"Within 10 minutes, Mr. Barcomb was locked in the back of a SUNY police cruiser and being driven to Long Island by Sabo and Lottie," the complaint says.
The three arrived on Long Island around 10 p.m. that day, the suit says, and Barcomb was delivered to Suffolk Police custody. He was detained overnight and arraigned in the morning.
When Barcomb was released, he called Sabo for a ride back to Plattsburgh, which she allegedly had promised him at several points. Sabo said she and Lottie were leaving Long Island, according to the complaint, and that she wished him "good luck getting home."
It was one of numerous incidents the lawsuit alleges against the defendants. He was suspended without pay in July 2005 based on the charges on Long Island, the suit said. He was reinstated by an arbitrator from the Public Employees Relations Board on December 5 of that year.
On January 1, 2006, Barcomb was stopped at a roadblock by Murphy. According to the suit, he told Murphy he was a police officer and invited a field sobriety test.
He was charged in April with impersonating a police officer for that incident. The suit alleges Sabo encouraged that arrest when she learned about the incident
"Within 10 minutes, Mr. Barcomb was locked in the back of a SUNY police cruiser and being driven to Long Island by Sabo and Lottie," the complaint says.
The three arrived on Long Island around 10 p.m. that day, the suit says, and Barcomb was delivered to Suffolk Police custody. He was detained overnight and arraigned in the morning.
When Barcomb was released, he called Sabo for a ride back to Plattsburgh, which she allegedly had promised him at several points. Sabo said she and Lottie were leaving Long Island, according to the complaint, and that she wished him "good luck getting home."
It was one of numerous incidents the lawsuit alleges against the defendants. He was suspended without pay in July 2005 based on the charges on Long Island, the suit said. He was reinstated by an arbitrator from the Public Employees Relations Board on December 5 of that year.
On January 1, 2006, Barcomb was stopped at a roadblock by Murphy. According to the suit, he told Murphy he was a police officer and invited a field sobriety test.
He was charged in April with impersonating a police officer for that incident. The suit alleges Sabo encouraged that arrest when she learned about the incident
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James
posted 9/28/07 @ 7:05 AM EST
I hope The Adminstration at Plattsburgh responsibile for this injustice are suspended with out pay for over six months like they did to Officer Barcomb twice. (Continued…)
Bob
posted 10/15/07 @ 10:37 PM EST
I agree. It is a shame when administrators use their positions to ruin someone's life. I hope SUNY and the NY Attorney General are looking closely at this situation. (Continued…)
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