I'm not going to comment on this article in particular because all it turns into is another blame game, moronic comment festival. But I will say it is nice to see some reporting from the other side.

Both the above comments say it like it is and the attorney is also telling it like it is. The feds needed a scapegoat for their and Oboma's agenda and East haven was made this scapegoat without knowing the facts.
Want to see what Holder and his sleazes are doing read about the new info this morning on Fast and Furious that was brought out by an agent involved with illegal guns.

Holder Lied and People Died!! Fast and Furious.

Our boys will have their day in court..... now we can sit back and watch all the hate comments that will soon be posted !!!!!

just another example of the liberal machine churning it's web of lies and rhetoric to get votes and keep there tax and spend machine rolling pathetic :(

These lawyers tell the truth, Pattis, posted this blog the day of the arrests, before he was representing an officer involved in the case. http://www.pattisblog.com/index.php?article=Bambi_Goes_Cop_Hunting_In_East_Haven_5135&limit=10&page=year&q=2012

Pattis normally sues cops for civil rights violations, and for him to say this case wouldn,t survive a civil trial, means a lot.

Not unexpected. When in doubt, deny everything. Make counter accusations. Straight out of Alinsky's playbook as some would say here.

I think it's safe to say that we all hope to see the Truth come to light and to see justice served. This is a dark moment in East Haven's long history.

The only comment I am going to make for now is that I said the truth would come out, and we will see just who was involved in this. I suspect that many of us won't be to surprised at some of the names. East Haven was made a scapegoat at the hands of some of our very own.
Innocent until proven guilty. Hey media...are you going to print retractions when the truth comes out???

God bless Father Manship. If it wasn't for him and his video, these steroid junkie dolts would still be running amok in our town.

I am not a fan of Pattis and he is reaching far in this action. BUT, I do have to agree with the comment made by Atty. Torre, as stated in the past paragraph of the article. REALLY think about what she has said. I am still waiting for the indictment for perjury on that one male that wanted out of the case for he lied, made up his story. ALL statements made in any law enforcement investigation are taken under oath. Make up a story, swear to it under oath as a true testiment of fact, and it is found not be be true. Go to jail. I will guarantee that will never happen.

I not only agree with Pattias' arguments , I also agree with Karen Lee Torre's arguments and comments .
This started out as a witch hunt and turned into a Three Ring Media Circus , not meant to improve the East Haven Police Department as claimed but to impede it's officers from doing their job !
I've lived on Rt. 1 for just over 5 years now , I've witnessed many a traffic stop and
DUI check points , I have never seen a Police Officer be anything but polite and professional .
Also because o the Media Circus this story has spread country wide making it almost impossible to find an impartial jury .
As far as the Yale School of Law Students are concerned they are STUDENTS still learning the laws , they still have to finish earning their degree and pass the state bar exam before they can enter into any legal field so why should their opinion hold such weight ?

Could it be Zullo is being offered up as human sacrifice by the town oligarcy to propitiate the DOJ Gods? I did notice certain individuals have escaped indictment thus far.

I'm getting a bit hungry. I might have cuy for lunch, I'm not quite sure yet.

Jacobo Arbenz, (born Sept. 14, 1913, Quetzaltenango, Guat.—died Jan. 27, 1971, Mexico City), soldier, politician, and president of Guatemala (1951–54) whose nationalistic economic and social reforms alienated conservative landowners, conservative elements in the army, and the U.S. government and led to his overthrow.

Matt how could that be?... He blogs here daily! LOL

He was also a Communist, and an agitator, he was an Obama clone except he succeeded where hopefully Obuma will be defeated.

HELLO.. and he's alive and blogging in East Haven....every day. LOL

Don't most cases start with motions to dismiss? At best, I see a lot of plea bargains coming down the pike.

Well old Norm must have missed the CAD comments and video of his clients actions..... not for nothing but Pattis is usually the one crucifying cops on flimsy allegations and cryong for justice for victims of police misconduct. I guess he will just make a dollar wherever he can

Sounds like he is posturing for a deal which I think all these fellas will realize they have to go for. They make a deal, pay a fine and dont do jail time.Then they and their families can go on with their lives and not have this hangin over them for two years. Person really responsbile for all this is a sittin home countin his $100,000. These young fellas still had their whole lives ahead of em. Careers, etc. He ruined it for them by not bein the leader they needed, by tellin em these were toothless sharks, by tellin em it will all go away keep doin what ya doin. Folks they did it to got hurt, they got hurt and Gallo walks. No justice there. If these fellas fight this the only
ones makin the money will be all the attorneys. They smile all the way to the bank.
The honorable tenant learned the hard way that sometimes your best friend can be
your worst asset. And they dont necessarily tell you the truth and what is right for you. Gallo set him up to by liein to him. Tellin him it was a nothin and it was goin away. Nope Joe not prepared for what came down atall. Why he would believe the likes of Gallo over what the FBI folks was a tellin him is beyond me. Course lill Zullo
he looks like a deer in the headlights all the time. Bet ya he wishes he was back on that college campus with a keg. Well time will tell. Only our lord up stairs knows what is comin down next and those fellas in the black suits. And no Im not Mr. Gene or any of his cronies. Not an obamer person.

Luigi, I have a serious question, who is Danny? Lol. I'm confused. Is that the guy writing under "Jacobo Arbenz"?

It is Patrick, but he would never own up.

Patrick Who? Who writes as ASmith?

Funny how chest-thumping anti-"identity politics" people think it is an issue that the USAO lawyers are women, but not that the defense lawyers are all men. Funny how they identify as the problem in the case the fact that the Latinos are complaining about being harassed, arrested, and beaten by the lawful authorities, and not that the white cops did any of those things. Who's "identity politics" are the problem here? The ones tapping out their racial fantasies about Latinos to each other on their car-to-car communication devices or the people trying to run their businesses? And as far as the Department goes, have these lawyers bothered to read what the justice department wrote? What the Department's own experts wrote? NO IA procedures, no requirements to report the use of force, no chance whatsoever that a police officer would be held accountable for using excessive force. What did the Town expect to happen?

Pattis is bluffing.

www.ct.com/blog/wtxx-feds-indict-four-east-haven-cops-in-racial-profilingabuse-scandal-more-may-be-on-the-way-20120124,0,4591764.story

Thank you for clearing that up for me, Luigi.

This case in general is just ridiculous.

Patrick....If you haven't done so read the entire indictment. If 25% of what is alleged can be proven the case is far from ridiculous. Pattis has to go this way. He knows they will not dismiss anything. It is just what he does. Although it appears that some of these Latinos are illegally in our country and drove unlicensed our laws dont allow officers to stop them w/o probable cause.

Terrible around here!

I totally agree Guido! Terrible tings happen when officer abuse power!

Not Guido,
You misunderstood what I was saying. I agree with you. There is no doubt about that!

Guess you never bothered to watch any of those commissioners meetins on that politics blog Mr. Richard.My favorite was that there one when Gallo yells at em
that they aint his boss and they dont tell him what to do.He was a real crazy that day.That was a humdinger.Seems no matter what those old fellows did Gallo was jes gonna ignore em.Since all those meetins are on this here internet,
can be sure the DOJ and FBI has a watched over and over again. Jes by watchin the meetins you can tell that Gallo and the boys did what they wanted.You can make policy but if you got a chief like Gallo dont mean a thing. he felt he owned that building and every folk in it. first thing he did when he got back was to ban the commission from it. nope.this all sit on him. guess he found out he dont own the building. guess the honorable town hall tenant found out he dont own the town. guess the taxpayers gonna find out the costnot bein involved in town hall lettin politicians do whatever they feel like. no you gonna say if gallo ignored everybody why didnt they do somethin. it been talked about in and out on this here patch. police chiefs in this state got it made. they is untouchable unless they
commit a felony. dont think ignorin the mayor or the police commission is a felony.
gallo knew it and used it. next chief should have a contract. no more puttin someone in for a lifetime job. mayor dont got a lifetime job, nobody in town do. need to make
this chief job accountable.

Richard if you had half a clue you would be scary. idiot

Jacobo Arbenz drowned in his bathtub in Mexico City on 27th January, 1971
Pulled off the web with his picture??

Richard Poulton let me help you out with some facts. Under Chairman Brow the BOPC wrote 31 new policies while acting chief Nappi was leading the department. They sat dormant for 10 years when they were Gallos responsibility. those are the FACTS.

Police officer are paid to serve and protect. They are not paid to govern. Bureaucratic double-speak will not change that reality. Hiring an honest, good man or woman to fill the vacancy left by Gallo would be step in the right direction.

Mark Twain once said, 'An intelligent person simplifies complicated. A fool complicates what is simple.'

I went back to east haven news 2008 and read info on Mayor Capone? She was using foul words at the beach, interfering with a police officer?
Then she was voted out as Mayor, this whole thing stinks of politics and Capone is behind it, to get after the east haven police.Why was all this mess not taken care of when she was mayor. It seems like the democrats are trying to oust the republican

Aggravated P.O.P.O. (pissing off a cop) is not a crime. Using off colored language is not a crime. Sorbo won the battle but lost the war. Much to his chagrin, I'm sure.

Rich, the police assaulted innocent, non-resistant civilians. They arrested innocent civilians. Not all of the victims were hispanic. How do you condone sexual assault by an officer sworn to serve and protect?

http://www.easthavenvine.blogspot.com/2012/02/some-serious-questions-surrond.html

Capone lost by about twelve votes. This is because the whole truth had not been presented to the East Haven voters. If she runs for mayor again, she will win.

How do you justify non-provoked violence and sexual assault perpetrated by officers sworn to serve and protect? Are you saying that republican cops are assaulting democrat activists and latinos for political reasons?

www.fbi.gov

Joe needs to bring Gallo Negro Ska in to play this year's fall fest-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JpZ06b30ME&feature=related

You sent me WWW.FBi
What for?/
I did not say they were republican cops?
I said the whole issue stinks of politics?
Your reading what the press writes, and the FBI report.
You are the judge and jury and are saying they are guilty. This is Amercia not Russia?

Some facts for you Rich: for your information the charges against Mayor Capone were dismissed and the records expunged. What does that tell you about the arrest?

That is why I said it was political , who says she was not guilty? A deal was made .
I have seen it in the town I live in. A similar incident but not with the mayor.

Rich, I don't have the time or the inclination to spoon feed you. Information has been made available to you. I suggest you put on your 'thinking cap' and make use of it.

We shall wait and see what the FBI comes up with they have no AX to grind. I did not do alot of research just a couple of web searches.

Christ, Thornton and Lawrence make this place putrid. Don't force it!

GREY...With all your babbling ...people are INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!

Einstien!

http://www.easthavenvine.blogspot.com/2012/02/claims-of-beatings-while-handcuffed-and.html

The EH police scandal is a "tip of the iceberg". The Federal investigation extends far beyond the PD. What will you bootlickers say when members of the Town government and the BOE start falling like dominos? When some of you yourselves, who've benefited by having hands in cookie jars, are served arrest warrents? You loud mouths! Do you really think you're above the law?

And when the indicted are proven guilty in a court of law, what will be your excuse? Rats are already singing to save their own hides. Already now, behind the scenes, deals are being cut. So much for that "Thin Blue Line". LOL

There is much corruption in this town going back generations. I saw it back in 1971 when I first moved here. When the first few layers of the onion are peeled back, the onion begins to stink. The onion will stink severely until the rooten core is finally rooted out.

Sleep well, Taco Joe. I know I do.

A change is gonna come. ~~ Sam Cooke

Luigi good one and I do not live in east haven.
I was refering to Jacobo to move out if he does not like the town.
East haven as a majoity latino community will end up broke like Hartford.

Arbenz is a very important contributor here. Enough with the ridicule.

Interesting that coronado shows up on Patch on February 15. Until this date he was never heard from on any Patch.
Oh that's right he was resurrected like Jocobo since both had been dead for many years.
We really need to laugh at these two instigators since you can see right through them and what they are attempting to do.
Both of you really need a new act, this one is getting old and shopworn. Maybe you should take your act to the Huffington Post. You both should start posting for Occupy New Haven they need some people who also go along with Alinsky and his teachings.

Don,
How do your sentiments as stated above enlighten us about identity politics? You seem to be more interested in quashing the voice of people you disagree with rather than providing an educated, reasonable, rebuttal.

Dear moderator,

I am uncomfortabe participating on this site. Don and his 'alter egos' are more interested in filth than politics. This ruins it for those of us who are sincere about participating in social change.

Could the embittered pimps and jons please take it elsewhere?

Rich,
You go. YOU, can't stay on topic.

Nasty sexual slurrs are not political opinions. They are insulting digressions.

What's the matter Coronado, can't take the heat so you call on the moderator.
I would like to know what I have said that you claim is filth. Politics yes because that is all that is happening since your President came into office. You are uncomfortable , boo hoo. you want social change, you really mean socialistic change.
How about that settlement today on the ILLEGALS getting 350,000. in a settlement orchestrated by the Feds and the left wing yale law school. Hell if anyone is illegal in Mexico or any other Hispanic, Latino country they would be put into jail and immediately deported. Here in the USA we allow them to come in, however join with us learn how to speak our language fly our flag and not your own. Did you see the ILLEGALS who received the 350,000 today being interviewed they needed an interpreter (Spelled Correctly coronado).
BTW you and Jocobo are not of Hispanic decent yet you act like you are, both of you should be ashamed of what you are doing.
Since you like the Latino names maybe I should start using the name of a real Latin hero Genereralissimo Maximo Gomez, Libertador De Cuba, not a Communist, Anarchist, or Agitator. He was a real Hero.

Use to go to Mexico, got tired and broke paying off the police so they would let me go back to the USA..
You people in East Haven got a Malloy cheif of police, good luck.
You will need it.
Platt Tech got a Female history teacher as a principal and they need help.

Don,
Don't flatter yourself. Your comments are filled with slime. You pack no heat.

Gawd! What a childish little sex-offender.
This is typical cop nonsense. From now on I will ignore Don, Rosie, Rich, Patrick, and his alter egos.

The link below explains how to behave if you are detained by the police.

http://toxiccops.com/category/your-rights