Word: deluca
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...Liacos study met a different fate. Liacos, who had access to al relevant police records and who tried to interview as many of the principals ad witnesses as possible, recommended in late November 1972 that disciplinary action be taken against DeLuca and Carbone. The report said the city police use "unwarranted and unjustifiable force" in Largey's arrest, cited Officer Mills for evading investigators and for "untruthful testimony" and named Lt.Temmallo for failing to provide "proper and timely medical examination...
Despite the report's strong language, the city manager failed to carry out any of its recommendations. Third District Court records show that Officer DeLuca made a concerted effort to prevent scheduling any disciplinary hearings...
...DeLuca, through his attorney Daniel J. O'Connell, filed for a court injunction on December 1, 1972, to bar a hearing before City Manager Corcoran, charging that Corcoran could not act as a neutral party. He cited a letter Concoran sent him before either the Liacos or inquest reports were completed that said, "I am contemplating discharging you from the police department for several charges...
...DeLuca's injunction request also charged that Corcoran violated DeLuca's rights to face and cross-examine witnesses who participate in the Liacos investigation. DeLuca argued further that newspaper publicity on the Largey incident caused him "irreparable injury...
Corcoran and DeLuca agreed twice out of court to postpone any disciplinary hearings until the Middlesex grand jury ruled on the criminal aspects of the case. A hearing scheduled for March 30, 1972, never took place because DeLuca won a preliminary injunction against...