NBPD Officer Who Shot & Killed Barry Deloatch Resigns Seeking Disability Pension: Brad Berdel Violated 3 Police Procedures the Night He Killed an Unarmed Man ----------------------------- The police officer who shot and killed an unarmed city resident last September will leave the police force in disgrace, after an internal affairs investigation found he violated police procedures. Rather than face punishment for the three departmental violations, Brad Berdel has put in for a disability pension with the state and submitted his resignation. Berdel is a resident of Monroe Township and has financially supported Mayor James Cahills political campaigns, as we reported in April. The three violations in question pertain to Officer Berdel’s failure to carry and maintain the [pepper] spray issued as required on-duty equipment, said a press release from the city. Newly-promoted police captain JT Miller told the Home News Tribune, “In lieu of the recommended discipline, Police Director Anthony A. Caputo has accepted a letter of resignation submitted by Berdel regardless of the state’s decision to approve or reject his disability pension.” Why Berdel is applying for a disability pension is unclear, especially since he was not harmed by all accounts in the shooting incident that ended his career. Daniel Mazan, the other officer involved in the shooting, will return to the force in the patrol division, and was found to be in compliance with local police procedures. Both men had been on paid administrative leave for the last eleven months. When we asked city spokesman Russell Marchetta weeks ago if it was true Berdel was leaving the force, he said could not comment until the investigation was completed. CONTINUE READING HERE: newbrunswicktoday/article/officer-who-shot-barry-deloatch-resigns-seeks-disability-pension#.UzrZNIMhTok.facebook
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:07:46 +0000
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