Commish Defends Subway Pug Arrest Cop... Where's The Other Witness?

Officer Joel Witriol

Though some bloggers have shrugged off Monday's allegedly rough arrest of a woman who was carrying her pug through the subway as "breathtakingly minor," the incident's certainly major enough to have gotten the attention of New York's top cop. Or, at least a reporter was able to ask NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly whether officer Joel Witriol used excessive force and made sexist remarks while arresting Chrissie Brodigan, who was trying to carry her sick pug out of the subway station.

Brodigan says Witriol told her, "'If you're going to act like a woman I'm going to treat you like a woman.' He punched me in the back (there are bruises)... and grabbed my breasts and pinched them." But Kelly tells WABC, "There's no indication of that. And if the complainant says she was, and that will be investigated by the civilian complaint review board."

Witriol, photographed here by a reader who spotted him at Broadway Junction Tuesday, has not commented publicly on the incident. Nor has any other media outlet besides the NY Post quoted a witness, identified only as Viane Delgado, who claims Brodigan shouted, "You f---ing Jew, you're not even human," at Witriol, who is the city's first Hasidic officer. Another witness, Jason Wagner, claims that he was with Brodigan throughout almost the entire incident, and insists, "I did not hear her say anything about him being Jewish." Brodigan, who says she was having a panic attack during the arrest, denies using any anti-Semitic slurs, though she concedes she argued heatedly with Witriol and used vulgarities.

We have not (yet) been able to raise Viane Delgado. Just for argument's sake, let's review the time line. At 4:42 p.m. on Monday, we broke the full story, "Woman Says Misogynistic Cop Arrested Her, Punched Her, Grabbed Breasts for Carrying Pug in Subway." At 5:10 p.m., the Post emailed us for help contacting Brodigan. And some time before the Post's print edition went to bed, their reporters were able to track down a witness and a second "source," who effectively took the heat off the NYPD and flipped the incendiary story 180 degrees, turning Brodigan into the tabloid villain. And no one ever hears from Viane Delgado again?

Were Post reporters able to canvass the Bedford Avenue subway station for witnesses—the same witnesses cops had ordered to disperse on Monday? It seems more plausible that Delgado's statement was taken from the police report and leaked to the Post. Which, considering cops' previously-cited inclination to straight-up lie on police reports, might very well have been fabricated to deflect the provocative allegations.

An NYPD spokesman, Kevin Cavitolo, tells us the department is conducting an investigation into Brodigan's allegation of excessive force. He refused to elaborate on any witness statements contained in the police report, but when asked if any witnesses had reported hearing anti-Semitic remarks, Cavitolo said, "That sounds like something you're reading in other papers." Screw it, we're filing a Freedom of Information Act request to see this police report. In the meantime, Viane, if you're out there, we're urging you to come forward!

Contact the author of this article or email tips@gothamist.com with further questions, comments or tips.

By John Del Signore in News on July 2, 2009 12:07 PM

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jpeditor

Funny how I knew this was another Del Signore hit piece on NYPD and Jews before I got halfway through.

(And yes, I read the whole thing, twerp).

KilgoreTrout

Funny how "Viane Delgado" doesn't exist no matter the search method....

felixthecat2

What is wrong is the personal attack on this woman. There were witnesses that collaborated her side and the NY post and perhaps even NYPD created "witnesses" to play the race card and divert the real issue of police misconduct.

Manitoba

Great. Now gothamist is being taken over by the hassidic community.

RegoParker

From earlier today at the NYPost:

CRS_adah wrote:

Congratulations and apologies, NYC, for inheriting one of DC's most beloved nutjobs. Good luck with Ms. Brodigan - trust me, you'll need it.

Do a little digging and you will find many a past associate, both personal and professional, who will tell you stories about this woman that are fairly unbelievable at worst, extremely sad at best.

The unfortunate part of this story is that this police officer MAY have been completely out of line. I consider myself a feminist, and if there is a grain of truth to the reports of his actions, he should be dealt with immediately by his supervisors.

But speaking as someone with a personal history witnessing the crazy that is Ms. Brodigan: as many times as she has "cried wolf" or acted inappropriately ... I believe every word these witnesses say about her anti-Semitic remarks.

Please, someone in Ms. Brodgian's family or circle of friends; get her the mental help she needs.

7/2/2009 4:35 PM EDT

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RegoParker

Spirit of 76 - You are relying on the reportage of Chrissie Brodigan in your characterization of his remarks. You're ignoring all of her changing stories and bizarre remarks and behavior and making up your mind about Officer Witriol.

Is it possible that he said, "act like a lady and I'll treat you like a lady" in response to something Chrissie said or did? That seems the most plausible explanation given all of the facts that we know, most from Chrissie herself and her interviews and posts here.

I'm still waiting for Gothamist to get back with their investigation and request for records corroborating Chrissie's claim that she was beaten in jail by three other inmates, while she was handcuffed. That she was spit on.

I'm still waiting to see the 'witnesses' descriptions of the 'breast twisting' brutality they witnessed and the photographs.

Shall I hold my breath on that???

In other news, someone who claims to be from DC and an old acquaintance of Chrissie's asserts that she has a history of 'crying wolf' when she doesn't get her way. This post was made today on the earliest message on the NYPost. For whatever that's worth.

Spirit of 76

You're still missing the point. When you're NYPD, you don't get to say, "If you act like such and such, I'll treat you as such and such." CPR. It's their motto. Treat everyone with courtesy, professionalism and respect, unless they're an imminent threat to public safety. Even if someone is acting out, you're supposed to keep your cool. That's what being professional means. And there were witnesses that said Witriol's tone was inappropriate, not just Brodigan's own account. Remember another couple of unprofessional cops from a couple of years ago. They went up to a black guy sitting in an SUV and acted all superior, even laughing at his badge and calling it fake. Too bad for them that the badge was real and the man was an NYPD bureau chief, answerable only to the commissioner. Too many cops and almost all security guards let the power go to their heads.

FWIW, anyone can claim to be anyone in the NY Post comments section, same as here. There are trolls here who claim to have six figures in the bank. Yeah, I guess that's why they hang around posting 20 or 30 comments every day, probably during breaks from their stock trading.

Spirit of 76

As far as Witriol’s references to her ‘acting like a women’; I have already offered an explanation elsewhere in this blog as being a purely innocent mistranslation.

No, what you offered was an excuse. Your corrected "If you're going to act like a man, I will treat you like a man" translation would tell me that Witriol doesn't believe in Courtesy, Professionalism or Respect for men or women.

Think what you want of Witriol, but if you think he is stupid enough to make blatant sexist comments in broad daylight in plain view then you need to explain to me how in the world he made it through the academy.

Are you serious? You haven't been reading Gothamist very long, have you? Not a week goes by without a report of idiotic misconduct by police officers, culled from the major news sources. Are any of them so brilliant just because they made it through the academy? Explain how Patrick Pogan got through the academy since he was stupid enough to tackle a Critical Mass bicyclist in broad daylight in front of hundreds of potential witnesses with cameras then lie about it on his report.

ProudHassid

Some analysis:

One the one hand we have a police officer with a clean service record and an overriding desire to serve the people of the city. I am also sure that he is aware that he is under extra scrutiny from the public just for being who he is.

On the other hand we have a woman, who any rational objective person who has dome his/her homework, would agree has some serious issues.

Then there are the facts that are undisputed:

The incident took place in public in from of countless onlookers.

Brodigan was carrying a pet on the subway in contravention to the law.

Officer Witriol approached her for the purposes of enforcing the law.

At one point Brodigan became belligerent and combative.

A bystander witnessed the confrontation and called the cops.

Brodigan was arrested.

Now for the facts that are disputed:

Did Brodigan initiate the altercation or was it Witriol?

Did Brodigan hurl anti-semitic invective?

Did Witriol utter sexist remarks?

Did Witriol apply excessive physical force.

Does Brodigan have a medical condition that causes easy bruising?

It stands to reason that officer Witriol initially approached her with good intentions of enforcing the law. He was probably following a directive to enforce this rule. I can then easily see how Brodigan would get confrontational about it. If you have checked her out online you will see that she has many issues in her closet. It also appears that she is highly protective of her pugs. She might have seen herself as protecting her precious pug from the big bad policeman. Since she admits to loosing control and letting loose a string of vitriol against Witriol, it would be highly improbable for her not to have also insulted his background. As far as Witriol’s references to her ‘acting like a women’; I have already offered an explanation elsewhere in this blog as being a purely innocent mistranslation. Think what you want of Witriol, but if you think he is stupid enough to make blatant sexist comments in broad daylight in plain view then you need to explain to me how in the world he made it through the academy.

Many of the people on this site live next to or among hassidim. Over time there have been issues that have caused resentment towards hassidim from frequenters of this site. But if you are truly free thinking open minded liberals as you claim, you should be able to separate out your preconceived attitudes about hassidim and this particular issue and give Officer Witriol the benefit of the doubt.

jaycjay

"Think what you want of Witriol, but if you think he is stupid enough to make blatant sexist comments in broad daylight in plain view then you need to explain to me how in the world he made it through the academy."

While you have some hits and some misses among your points, that one's a wild miss in view of other well documented actions that could be considered "stupid" but were taken by NYPD police officers who have made it through the academy.

ProudHassid

Jay, thanks for your partial compliment. Of course I agree with you that cops have done worse. But very rarely when they knew they are being scrutinized.

Besides, I am viewing it from the premise that I know for a fact that his comments were not sexist because I understand exactly what he was really trying to say. I suffer from similar slips of the tongue when I am at a loss for words, and have reach into my reservoir of Yiddish idiom and translate them on the fly.

jaycjay

Fair enough. Then I'd recommend sticking to that point and not using an argument that graduating from the police academy is evidence that he -- or anyone else -- wouldn't be "stupid enough" to do something wrong on the job.

RegoParker

Hey GOTHAMIST/John -

While youre busy tracking down the named witness, maybe you can also substantiate Chrissie's other claims? You know, like how she was beaten by three other prisoners and spit on? It'll be hard for you Johh, because Chrissie Brodigan's stories keep changing.

She is trying to paint herself as a victim and in her most recent storytelling neglects an awful lot of the facts which she'd previously admitted.

She has admitted here and on her other sites (which she's since deleted - wonder why?) that:

- She was verbally abusive to the police officer. She admits to calling him an "asshole" as part of her diatribe of insults.

- She now claims to have had a panic attack.

- She 'doesnt remember' if she hurled anti-Semitic insults at the officer. She said this many times, and now 'remembers' that she did not. Uh huh.

- She admits to resisting arrest, sits on the floor to avoid arrest and then claims brutality because her upper arms have small bruises - bruises which were caused by her forcing the officers to lift her from the floor.

- She initially claimed that the officer "twisted her breasts". When confronted about that claim on another site, she said, "he MAY have been excessive". So, maybe that didn't happen. And maybe he wasn't excessive.

- She now spins this into an anti-woman thing and sends her story and photos to a feminist blog. Anti-woman, because after calling the police officer an 'asshole', refusing all of his instructions, being aggressive and belligerent - he had the nerve to ask her to behave like a lady. Gasp - that'll set back the cause a few hundred years, huh ladies?

- Earlier in the day, she claimed to have been injured by other inmates who punched her and spit on her in jail. (Bringing into question where she got any of her alleged injuries.) This was all forgotten by the time she was on TV.

- Regarding the "witnesses" you cite above, including the photographer - as he states above, he was not there for the entire incident. His girlfriend, who previously said she saw the whole thing, got called out on that when she also said she ran upstairs to call 911. So NEITHER of them saw the whole thing and it's entirely plausible that Chrissie toned it down when the camera was on her.

So, GOTHAMIST/John - let us know when you locate the three prisoners who beat Chrissie. I'm sure she filed a complaint, you know? And let us know when you get the photos of her back punches.

And maybe you should think about apologizing to the cop when you realize you've been played? Just sayin'

McFister

I agree - bad call on this story. I don't care for the cynical view expressed that the cops and papers are acting in bad faith. Somebody is lying, but you haven't established anything solid yet.

inoyourider

She didn't return your call or request, so she doesn't exist?

After all who wouldn't be dying to be contacted by Gothamist?

What you're suggesting is possible, but the tone of this article sucks.

Bort

JDS is getting all Woodward and Bernstein on this. It's kind of cute but kind of sad when you realize how much work he's putting into such a dumb, pointless story.

"Yeah, I broke the Sick Pug Cop story..scoop of my life, I tell ya.."

rationalism

Do you so-called "journalists" at Gothamist even purport to be objective? Every time some psychotic retard resists police action and it becomes a news story the NYPD must be lying and fabricating a cover story behind the scenes? Good grief, I think I'm going to go vomit in my tote bag. I've had enough of Gothamist for another month.

jaycjay

"Do you so-called "journalists" at Gothamist even purport to be objective?"

Uh... no, they don't. I've never seen anyone writing for Gothamist claim to be objective in their writing. This is a blog. Go to the Fox News or CNN sites if you want to read something from writers who claim to be objective.

This post, like most on Gothamist, is a commentary on a news story. Commentaries express opinions.

I LOVE POLITICKS

THE ONLY WHO MUST BE ASHAMED IS NO OTHER THEN Chrissie Brodigan for all her lies that she spread AND OFFICER JOEL WITRIOL SHOULD BE PROUD OF THE GREAT WORK IN WICH HE IS DOING BY SEARVING THE CITY OF NEWYORK AND ITS RESIDENTS

ProudHassid

Yoilish, Efsher tisti yedem einem a toive in shvagst shoin shtil. Di meinst di helfst einem mit deine naarishe commenten? Di vazt nur far yedem az di bist a putz. Nuchdem farshteisti nisht farvoos mezugt az alle chasidim zenen beheimes.

Clarice City

Something about him being a putz?

breaknight

translation anyone?

Ace

Obviously I love politicks and just another day are the same person. We can see right through you, you pathetic little twit. Real people are trying to have an intelligent dialogue here. Your foolish comments are not welcomed. Go back to the hole you crawled out of and stay there!

I LOVE POLITICKS

I AM SORRY felixthecat2----I HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF THE ONLY WHO SHOULD BE ASHAMED IS Chrissie Brodigan who in the FIRST PLACE SAID ANTI-JEWISH REMARKS NONE STOP ONE AFTER ANOTHER TO THIS WONDERFULL OFFICER THAT THE ENTIRE CITY NEEDS VERY BADLY ALSO SHE LIED OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT WHAT THIS OFFICER DID AND DID NOT DO THIS WOMAN NEEDS TO BE ASHAMED FOR ALL OF HER DISGUSTING LIES THAT SHE HAS SPREAD AND NOW SE HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILY FOR THAT I AM SO SOTTY TO SAY

ProudHassid

Yoilish, Efsher tisti yedem einem a toive in shvagst shoin shtil. Di meinst di helfst einem mit deine naarishe commenten? Di vazt nur far yedem az di bist a putz. Nuchdem farshteisti nisht farvoos mezugt az alle chasidim zenen beheimes.

whitecastlerock

I wish this many people were concerned about the 2 gay men who were brutally gay bashed on the Upper East Side recently. Or by the people displaced form their homes on 2nd avenue... While it doesn't involve the theatrics of this-it is far more disturbing. I wish readers would complain about the 19th Precinct and how indifferent they are to this. But since there is a sick pug, a Hasidic cop, a blogging woman, and 8 million poorly written replies by felixthecat2 the attention is diverted-sadly so...

felixthecat2

AND GUESS WHAT WHITECASTLE, i bet you didn't even bother to call jessica lappin and complain to her about it. YOU don't do shit but complain when someone does something about something else that you don't care about. DO SOMETHING, GET OFF YOUR FAT ASS AND CALL JESSICA LAPPIN AND IF SHE IGNORES YOU AS SHE IGNORES EVERYONE ELSE THEN VOTE AGAINST HER AND LET THE DISTRICT KNOW ABOUT HER. GUESS WHAT, I BEEN IN A DISPUTE WITH LAPPIN WHO DOES NOTHING FOR UES BUT IS ONLY A QUINN'S CRONY.

whitecastlerock

I don't have to answer to you pal. I am not attacking you-rather I am attacking your poorly written replies. If you actually learned Engrish I may engage in a healthy discussion. Instead I will just laugh at you while you ejaculate your latest replies into cyberspace...

felixthecat2

Instead of whining about what you think I SHOULD DO, why do you go to the police station and protest? Why don't YOU DO SOMETHING. Why must I SOLVED ALL your issues as well. STAND UP AND SPEAK! We all fight for what is right and instead of attacking those that do fight against the corruption why don't you fight? I guess it is easier to tell others to fight then to fight yourself???? Why are you attacking me? Why don't you do something yourself? Why don't you go to the 19th station and do a protest? Why don't you call out Quinn as I have done in the pass for not serving the community and her silence and compliance???? I have many battles in this city but I am ONE person. I like when I am in a fur demo how people come up to me with their furs and tell me to help the hungry children. They nasty fur coat can feed many children. I am against all police brutality and especially when they falsified reports. IT IS ALL CONNECTED. Stop thinking in little boxes. When we hold the police accountable then all the issues will be addressed including those beatings.

felixthecat2

Why are you attacking me? Why don't you do something yourself? I don't you go to the 19th station and do a protest? Why don't you call out Quinn as I have done in the pass for not serving the community and her silence and compliance???? I have many battles in this city but I am ONE person. I like when I am in a fur demo how people come up to me with their furs and tell me to help the hungry children. They nasty fur coat can feed many children. I am against all police brutality and especially when they falsified reports. IT IS ALL CONNECTED. Stop thinking in little boxes. When we hold the police accountable then all the issues will be addressed.

I LOVE POLITICKS

YOU SEE JOHN MATRIX IS 100% CORRECT PRAISE HASHEM THAT WE HAVE A WONDERFULL OFFICER LIKE JOEL WITRIOL

I LOVE POLITICKS

BEFORE I DO THAT AND HAVE DRINKS YOU GOT TO TELL US HOW YOU FUCKED BLOOMBERG

felixthecat2

I won't tell you but show you. Why are you so angry at this poor woman, she did nothing to you. You should be ashamed on how you are harassing and spewing such hateful thing

John_Matrix

PRAISE HASHEM FOR OFFICER VITRIOL I WOULD LIKE TO KISS HIS PAYES HE IS THE GREATEST POLICE OFFICER OF ALL TIME RIIIIIIGHT?

I LOVE POLITICKS

I AM WITH YOU BROTHER PRASIE HASHEM OFFICER JOEL WITRIOL IS THE BEST AND CHRISSIE BRODIGAN IS INSANE PEROIED

I LOVE POLITICKS

HEY felixthecat2--- IN YOUR PROFILE YOU STATE THAT YOU FUCKED MAYOR MIKE BLOOMBERG HARD DO YOU MIND TELLING US ALL HOW DID YOU DO THAT EXCACTLY, IT WOULD BE VERY INTERISTING AND WE ALL WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU DID IT SO PLEASE TELL US ALL HOW YOU FUCKED MAYOR MIKE BLOOMBERG

felixthecat2

do you support Doucheberg? Let's meet for some drinks. send me your number sweetie.

hotstepper

and out come the crazies...

tmz is evil

Yep.

I LOVE POLITICKS

WRONG THIS COP IN FACT WILL BE THE MOST RESPECTED OFICER AND WILL NOT HECKLED

Falulah Baker

I'm sure that by carrying her dog in the subway, she was just being a nonconformist, just everybody else she knows.

I LOVE POLITICKS

CHRISSIE BRODIGAN NEEDS TO SEE A DOCTER FOR HER EMOTIONAL DISORDERS

ambage

Shut up already! This cop will be the most heckled NYPD officer ever--he will be begging for desk duty. Both parties act like they are in need of attention. Is "just another day" the same person as "I LOVE POLITICKS"? Ugh! Enough with the caps.

I LOVE POLITICKS

WRONG THIS COP IN FACT WILL BE THE MOST RESPECTED OFFICER

felixthecat2

yes, he is the same person. First he was "the woman arrested is a bitch and the jewish may keep his great work", then he was "justanotherday" and now he is "ilovepoliticks"

http://gothamist.com/profile/kevin19352424

schlomo

internet j o o brigade mobilization /ON

I LOVE POLITICKS

NOTHING WILL COME OUT OF THIS THE COP IN THE MEANTIME IS ENJOYING LIFE AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY LIFE

k8trsgray

why is she taking her sick dog on the subway? there are plenty of vets in greenpoint and williamsburg.

felixthecat2

Perhaps her dog wasn't sick when she entered the station but during the ride.

I LOVE POLITICKS

HER DOG WAS NOT SICK AT ANYTIME NOT ON THE TRAIN NOT IN THE STATION

I LOVE POLITICKS

THATS MY QUESTAIN ALSO

I LOVE POLITICKS

SHE IS A DISGUSTING LIAR

I LOVE POLITICKS

OFFICER JOEL WITRIOL DID NOT DO A BLESID THING WRONG THE OFFICER WHOSE NAME IS JOEL WITRIOL IS INNOCENT AND chissie brodigan is 100% percent GUILTY PERIOED!!!!!

I LOVE POLITICKS

Chrissie Brodigan is an icedible liar

McFister

"It seems more plausible that Delgado's statement was taken from the police report and leaked to the Post. Which, considering cops' previously-cited inclination to straight-up lie on police reports, might very well have been fabricated to deflect the provocative allegations."

So at Gothamist we just assume all cops are liars?

idiolect

Not all cops, just the ones who have several witnesses accusing them of the exact same misconduct, and only one witness in their "defense" (which consists solely of calling the victim an anti-semite, which still wouldn't justify the cop's alleged actions even if it were true), who wasn't even seen by anyone except for the Post, and who is contradicted by several other witnesses who can be produced. If that's not good enough for you, I don't know what is.

As an aside, I find it interesting that, in the Post article, Brodigan is identified as 32 years old, and the witness that confirms her story is identified as 29. No age is given for the witness who accuses Brodigan of having made anti-semitic comments.

just another day

BY THE WAY FOR ALL THOSE OF YOU A PUG DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A DOG OR A PUPPY BUT IS SOUNDS RATHER LIKE A BIG FAT RAT AS HER PET

Clarice City

poetic.

felixthecat2

Seriously, what is your obsession? why are you so angry? last night you say you were angry at her for her lies. But do you go after everyone who lies? Why are you so obsessed with this lady. She didn't do anything to you. Also I prefer to ride the train with pug than with you, no doubt.

I LOVE POLITICKS

ALSO HOW DO YOU KNOW SHE DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO ME???

Daveon8th

I have a feeling that "just another day" is just jake bronstein creating another clipping to peddle his services.

"See NYPD, I can stick up for you no matter what!" "Check out these page views (thanks Jen)" "over 75 comments" "I'm changing people's minds." "Sorry about lying about my car getting towed"

just another day

THIS LADY IS NOT WORTH THE TIME AND DAY TO DISCUSS

Dirk

Oh, the irony.

ak

Ha. I laughed.

idiolect

Oh for the love of god can someone just block this guy already. I thought for a minute there that the comments today might actually be halfway interesting, what with the handful of actually reasonable comments around 12:30 or so.

Also, I'd be really interested in seeing that police report, if you guys can track it down.

just another day

THIS IS IN CAPS----and this is not in caps---BUT LIKE I STATED I PERFER TO COMMENT IN CAPS----AND IF YOU DO NOT LIKE THAT KISS MY ASS

Radtard

Only the cop would kiss your ass and he can't because you're an annoying swine

felixthecat2

"kiss my ass" LOL, I would rather ride the train with the pug than with you. tell me how you will piss and crap on her as you did last night.

just another day

NO I AINT HIS BROTHER TO ALL THOSE WHO THINK THAT I AM IN FACT I AM A MUSLIM

felixthecat2

You're aren't muslim, yesterday I asked you to type Allah is great and you type the officer was greater than allah. No muslim would ever say a person is greater than allah. who are you?

VanessaNYC

How about you're a Muslim woman, the same age as Brodigan? That would make you really credible.

Dirk

Jesus, what's with all the comments in ALL CAPS?

valeriob

get with the program:

http://twurl.cc/17uq

jibbly

Either a very obsessed troll or...no, that's it. It was sort of annoying at first, then funny, but now it's down to downright scary.

just another day

KEEP THAT LADY HANDCUFFED ALL DAY ALL NIGHT KEEP HER IN A JAIL CELL WHERE SHE BELONGS IN FACT THIS LADY IS NOT EVEN WORTH THE TIME AND DAY TO EVEV DISCUSS HER

felixthecat2

Do you know the cop personally? Are you friends or related?

felixthecat2

JDS might actually find more scandal if the police falsified their report and invented a false witness named Delgado.

John_Matrix

HEY DEL SIGNORE CAN WE GET SOME PICTURES OF THIS BRODIGAN BROAD? I NEED TO ASSESS HER CREDIBILITY.

VanessaNYC

Yup. Good one.

just another day

AND THE OFFICER DID A GREAT JOB ARRESTING HER BETTER THEN THOSE WHO REPORTED THIS STORY IN THE FIRST PLACE

wac0202

Gothamist did a great job of breaking this story and JDS has done a great great job of reporting it, this is why I come here increasingly more often for my news.

wobbleSmith

is that meant to be sarcastic?

wac0202

no! totally sincere, I'm quick to be negative when I don't like something, so I thought I should express what a good job JDS/gothamist do sometimes. man, a guy can't say anything around here!

just another day

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK OFFICER JOEL WITRIOL WE NEED POLICE OFFICERS LIKE YOU

just another day

NO I AM NOT MARRIED TO THE HASADIC COP BUT TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE POLICE COMMISSIONER RAY KELLY IS MARRIED TO HIM LOL BUT AT LEAST HE LIKES HIM ALOT

VanessaNYC

You're his brother, correct? That's what you stated above.

just another day

I HOPE Chrissie Brodigan is enjoying her handcuffs ON HER SMALL WRISTS

Dead Himmler

You are improving with your cap lock handicap. Hang in there I know you can do it!!!

just another day

I AM APPALED BY HER LIES SHE SHOULD BE LOCKED UP JUST FOR THAT BESIDES FOR THAT INCIDENT

felixthecat2

Actually, I seen her on youtube and on ABC local report and she seems credible.

just another day

THE OFFICER DID NOT ABUSE HER IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM HE WAS JUST DOING HIS JOB REQIRED BY LAW IN FACT Chrissie Brodigan CURSED AT HIM AND SAID ANTI JEWISH REMARKS AGAINST HIM AND LIED AND BLEW UP HER STORY JUST TO GET ATTENSION