Post by ncboman on Jul 23, 2006 5:39:57 GMT -5
Raleigh PD investigating alleged assault involving Durham police
RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh police are investigating an alleged assault outside a sport bar that involved several Durham police officers, authorities said Saturday.
In addition to the criminal probe of Thursday's incident, Durham police Chief Steven Chalmers said in a statement his office is conducting an internal review. Chalmers' statement did not name the officers allegedly involved in the incident, citing department policy and state personnel privacy laws.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Saturday that police spokeswoman Kammie Michael said the supervisor in the Duke lacrosse rape investigation and an investigator who reports to him and has worked on the case were placed on administrative duty.
The paper said Michael could not comment on the reason for the change in the officers' status or whether it was related to the assault allegations. Michael did not return calls from The Associated Press.
When reached Saturday, Durham City Manager Patrick Baker declined to say if the officers involved had any ties to the lacrosse case. He said the incident involved "several officers" from Durham, but he didn't have an exact figure.
No police report of the incident was on record at the Raleigh police department Saturday, and a Raleigh police spokesman did not return several messages seeking comment.
The News & Observer reported an employee of the bar, 29-year-old Rene Dennis Thomas, said he exchanged words with the passenger of a black truck as it sped away from Blinco's sports bar Thursday night.
The truck stopped, Thomas told the paper, and he then found himself surrounded by at least three more cars. He fell to the ground after several men got out of the cars, he said, and was hit and a shoe grazed his face.
A telephone listing for Thomas in Raleigh was disconnected.
Chalmers said no criminal charges have been filed against anyone from his department.
"We have a strict code of conduct and we expect every member of our department to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times," Chalmers said in a statement.
A grand jury indicted three lacrosse players on charges of rape, kidnapping and sexual offense after a woman told police she was assaulted at a March team party. Defense attorneys strongly have proclaimed the players' innocence.
www.dailyadvance.com/news/content/gen/ap/NC_Police_Assault.html
RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh police are investigating an alleged assault outside a sport bar that involved several Durham police officers, authorities said Saturday.
In addition to the criminal probe of Thursday's incident, Durham police Chief Steven Chalmers said in a statement his office is conducting an internal review. Chalmers' statement did not name the officers allegedly involved in the incident, citing department policy and state personnel privacy laws.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Saturday that police spokeswoman Kammie Michael said the supervisor in the Duke lacrosse rape investigation and an investigator who reports to him and has worked on the case were placed on administrative duty.
The paper said Michael could not comment on the reason for the change in the officers' status or whether it was related to the assault allegations. Michael did not return calls from The Associated Press.
When reached Saturday, Durham City Manager Patrick Baker declined to say if the officers involved had any ties to the lacrosse case. He said the incident involved "several officers" from Durham, but he didn't have an exact figure.
No police report of the incident was on record at the Raleigh police department Saturday, and a Raleigh police spokesman did not return several messages seeking comment.
The News & Observer reported an employee of the bar, 29-year-old Rene Dennis Thomas, said he exchanged words with the passenger of a black truck as it sped away from Blinco's sports bar Thursday night.
The truck stopped, Thomas told the paper, and he then found himself surrounded by at least three more cars. He fell to the ground after several men got out of the cars, he said, and was hit and a shoe grazed his face.
A telephone listing for Thomas in Raleigh was disconnected.
Chalmers said no criminal charges have been filed against anyone from his department.
"We have a strict code of conduct and we expect every member of our department to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times," Chalmers said in a statement.
A grand jury indicted three lacrosse players on charges of rape, kidnapping and sexual offense after a woman told police she was assaulted at a March team party. Defense attorneys strongly have proclaimed the players' innocence.
www.dailyadvance.com/news/content/gen/ap/NC_Police_Assault.html