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WARREN, Mich. (WXYZ) - The video went viral: A Warren police officer strapping a young mother from Detroit into a restraint chair and slicing off her hair weave.
Now that same officer is once again caught cutting on camera this time accused of slicing open a prisoners hand.
Lawyers who say theyve followed this officers alleged use of force problems for years say it was only a matter of time before this happened again.
7 Investigator Heather Catallo obtained exclusive video from inside the Warren Police Jail.
In the video, you can see Warren Police Officer Bernadette Najor, who now uses her married name, Bernadette Moore.
In the video, Officer Moore can be seen ordering an intoxicated 19-year-old from Warren to remove a bracelet thats made of string.
Shannon Morris says she tried telling the officer that the bracelet doesnt come off. But she ends up on the ground, with a large gash in her hand.
The next thing I remember is being on the floor asking what happened over and over again. One of the male officers just replied with she stabbed you,said Morris.
http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/macomb-county/warren-police-officer-who-cut-off-womans-weave-under-fire-again-for-cutting-detainees-hand
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The former incident
Police officer fired after being caught on camera slicing off young mother's weave... then claiming she did it because the hairpiece was a SUICIDE risk
Charda Gregory was arrested late last year and accused of trashing a seedy motel room on 8 Mile Road
She claims she was drugged and taken there against her will, the video shows her unable to stand
Warren Police Officer Bernadette Najor is shown in the video slicing off and ripping out her weave using scissors
Ms Najors was fired as a result of the incident
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2549883/Suburban-Detroit-cop-fired-caught-camera-slicing-young-mothers-weave.html#ixzz4EYF41UbV
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(5,591 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Apparently her superiors properly disapproved of the hair cutting (Deputy Commissioner I read the police report and was stunned at the very bottom line that stated that this persons hair was cut off,) and felt unnecessary force, etc., were involved. But it wasn't completely documented at the tiemm, an arbitrator said the video had been improperly viewed without audio, and reports of fellow officers supported this one's claim that the victim was combative. Etc., etc.
It's unfortunate that they couldn't get this person out of uniform before, but Najar's no doubt toast this time. In Warren at least.
Btw, the department paid Gregory $75,000 and dropped the charges in settlement.