This week, the daily Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog ends its week as it began…with stories which demonstrate dangers faced by law enforcement and defendants applying to the “Hey, I’ll Bet I Can Make This Situation Worse” club.
Today, we have tales out of Springfield where two police officers suffered injuries Wednesday night while making two unrelated routine arrests.
Officer Francisco Otero suffered a severely injured shoulder while subduing a shoplifter during a violent struggle at Wal-Mart and Officer Maciej Jasinski suffered a severely injured knee while tackling a suspect in an icy parking lot.
Sgt. John M. Delaney, aide to Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet, said both officers required hospital treatment and have been relieved from duty.
Otero was sent to the Boston Road Wal-Mart, at about 8 p.m., for a report of a shoplifting in progress, Delaney said. Once inside, Otero was greeted by the store manager and security who stated they were monitoring a suspect who had a straight razor and was removing cell phones from their packaging and placing them in his pocket.
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