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Old April 22nd, 2010 #71
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Default NYPD cop to be tried for pushing Critical Mass cyclist

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YouTube- ABC reports on NYPD officer attacking Critical Mass rider
NYPD cop to be tried for pushing Critical Mass cyclist


By LAURA ITALIANO

A disgraced rookie cop -- the son of a highly respected New York City detective -- goes on trial tomorrow on charges he violently shoved a cyclist during a 2008 Critical Mass rally, then covered his misdeed by bringing bogus charges against his victim.
A civilian video of then-Officer Patrick Pogan striding toward a surging stream of bikes near Times Square -- and pushing one cyclist to the ground as the rider tries to swerve away -- became a YouTube hit, and will likely be a prime piece of prosecution evidence.
But Pogan plans to insist -- in opening statements slated for Monday -- that he did nothing wrong, said his lawyer, Stuart London.
The cop -- with just 11 days on the job -- was following his superiors' directions as best he could, given the tension of the situation and his inexperience, London said yesterday.The video fails to tell the entire story, the lawyer insisted.
"Sometimes, good police work can look ugly," London said.
And ultimately, Pogan never laid a hand on the paperwork charging the cyclist, Chris Long, of Bloomfield, NJ, the lawyer argued. That, he said, was hastily drafted by a superior officer, Sgt. Eric Perez, he said.
Whoever wrote it, the now dismissed criminal complaint -- which accused Long, an Army vet, of resisting arrest and attempted assault -- was based on Pogan's sworn statements, prosecutors have countered.
The video shows an apparently unprovoked body-check, during which Pogan never lost his own balance, giving the lie to Pogan's assertions that the cyclist "drove" his bicycle "directly into [Pogan's] body, causing [Pogan] to fall to the ground."
Pogan resigned from the NYPD soon after he was indicted. The top charge against him is for allegedly filing a false criminal complaint -- a felony carrying anywhere from probation to four years. He is also charged with a misdemeanor assault against Long.
Long's charges were dismissed in 2008
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