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Tow Truck Driver Sues NYPD Cops
New York: Tow Truck Driver Sues NYPD Cops
2/7/08
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New York City tow truck driver claims that police are harassing him for enforcing the law against them on private property. John Montalvo, 43, filed a lawsuit in the Brooklyn Supreme Court Tuesday alleging that the 72nd Precinct police arrested him on trumped up car theft charges, the New York Daily News reported. Montalvo had angered the officers by towing their private vehicles which had parked illegally at the Atlantic Terminal Mall.

The mall had hired Montalvo to enforce parking rules, but officers from several precincts use a private mall road, Fort Greene Place, to store their vehicles contrary to the owner's wishes. Following established procedures, Montalvo reported each car towed to the police. The response, Montalvo's attorney Bruce Povman told the Daily News, was that officers mistreated and arrested the paraplegic tow truck driver on charges that were later dropped.

"He was handcuffed behind his back in his wheelchair," Povman said. "While under arrest, he was denied medication and there was no handicap accessible bathroom."

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Hope he squeezes every last dime out of them.
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Talk about abuse of power!!! I hope he gets everything he asks for and more!! That is outrageous!!
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That's just sick!!! The NYPD should be ashamed of themselves!! Ever since 9/11 the NYPD has gotten a free pass, well it's time to get back to the business of treating them fairly again and not showing them sympathy any longer.
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Is anyone else baffled by this fact? It's a moot point compared to the abuse the guys was subjected to, but an interesting point nonetheless. I'm curious how he does his job.
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Is anyone else baffled by this fact? It's a moot point compared to the abuse the guys was subjected to, but an interesting point nonetheless. I'm curious how he does his job.
I know a guy in a wheel chair who makes a living pulling rv's. He backs up and hooks up and does the wheels. However, I believe he only pulls travel trailers. I don't think he could reach the 5th wheel in the pickup bed.
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