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Teenage Beauty Queen Claims She Was 'Treated Like An Animal' By Police And Sues For £140 Million

A teenage beauty queen is suing police for $210 million (£140 million) over claims officers roughed her up, humiliated her and allowed a prisoner to spit on her after she was wrongfully arrested.

A teenage beauty queen is suing police for $210 million (£140 million) over claims officers roughed her up, humiliated her and allowed a prisoner to spit on her after she was wrongfully arrested.

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Wrongfully-arrested teenage beauty queen 'roughed up by NYPD officers and spat on by another prisoner' sues police for $210m

Teenage beauty queen who claims police roughed her up, humiliated her and allowed a prisoner to spit on her after being wrongfully arrested is suing the NYPD for $210million.

Teenage beauty queen who claims police roughed her up, humiliated her and allowed a prisoner to spit on her after being wrongfully arrested is suing the NYPD for $210million.

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Miss Westchester Suing NYPD For $200 Million For Wrongfully Arresting Her Over Stolen Car

A teenage beauty queen who claims police roughed her up, humiliated her and allowed a prisoner to spit on her after being wrongfully arrested is suing the NYPD for $210million. Reigning Miss Westchester, 19-year-old Kristy Abreu, claims she and her mother were tormented for hours by up to 20 officers after they were mistakenly pulled over on suspicion of driving a stolen car because of a ‘computer glitch’.

A teenage beauty queen who claims police roughed her up, humiliated her and allowed a prisoner to spit on her after being wrongfully arrested is suing the NYPD for $210million. Reigning Miss Westchester, 19-year-old Kristy Abreu, claims she and her mother were tormented for hours by up to 20 officers after they were mistakenly pulled over on suspicion of driving a stolen car because of a ‘computer glitch’.

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Brutality: Beauty Queen Banger Suing The NYPD For $210 Million For Abuse During Stop-And-Frisk Arrest!

A teenage beauty queen says NYPD cops acted like pigs when they stopped, frisked and handcuffed her.

Male officers yanked 19-year-old Kristy Abreu — the reigning Miss Westchester — and her mother from their car in Harlem and tormented them for hours before releasing the pair, say the women, who were never charged with any crime.

A teenage beauty queen says NYPD cops acted like pigs when they stopped, frisked and handcuffed her.

Male officers yanked 19-year-old Kristy Abreu — the reigning Miss Westchester — and her mother from their car in Harlem and tormented them for hours before releasing the pair, say the women, who were never charged with any crime.

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NYPD officers treated Miss Westchester and her mom ‘like animals,’ they say

The police roughed them up, locked them in a holding cell, laughed at them and permitted a fellow prisoner to taunt them with names and spit on them, reigning Miss Westchester old Kristy Abreu and her mom say. Now, they tell New York City officials, they intend to sue for $210 million over their treatment.  “The culture of excessive force and abuse that this precinct engages in is outrageous,” Yankowitz said. “They’re sweeping up innocent and sweet people.”

The police roughed them up, locked them in a holding cell, laughed at them and permitted a fellow prisoner to taunt them with names and spit on them, reigning Miss Westchester old Kristy Abreu and her mom say. Now, they tell New York City officials, they intend to sue for $210 million over their treatment.

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REINA DE BELLEZA LATINA DEMANDA A NYPD

A pesar de que aseguran que tenían el papeleo del auto en regla, ambas fueron arrestadas bajo sospecha de haber robado el vehículo, debido a una notificación que apareció en la computadora del coche patrulla de los agentes, según dijo su abogado, Jack Yankowitz.

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Family: 7-year-old NYC boy handcuffed over $5

NEW YORK (AP) — A 7-year-old New York City boy's family has filed a $250 million claim against police and the city after saying he was handcuffed and falsely accused of stealing $5 from a schoolmate.  The court claim, filed by attorney Jack Yankowitz, said Wilson was handcuffed and held in a room at P.S. X114 in the Bronx for four hours, then taken to a precinct house. He allegedly was held there for six hours and charged with robbery.

NEW YORK (AP) — A 7-year-old New York City boy's family has filed a $250 million claim against police and the city after saying he was handcuffed and falsely accused of stealing $5 from a schoolmate.

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NYPD handcuff, interrogate 7-year-old over $5

Bronx police arrested a 7-year-old boy, put him in handcuffs and held him in custody for 10 hours after a playground fight over $5, according to a $250 million claim brought by the child’s family against the city and the NYPD.  “It’s unfathomable, what the police did. The whole thing sounds so stupid. They were interrogating him like he was a hardened criminal,” said Mendez’s attorney, Jack Yanowitz.

Bronx police arrested a 7-year-old boy, put him in handcuffs and held him in custody for 10 hours after a playground fight over $5, according to a $250 million claim brought by the child’s family against the city and the NYPD. 

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BOY'S FAMILY CLAIMS 7-YEAR-OLD WAS HANDCUFFED FOR HOURS

NEW YORK -- A 7-year-old New York City boy's family has filed a $250 million claim against police and the city after saying he was handcuffed and falsely accused of stealing $5 from another student after school. Parents we spoke with were appalled. They say the boy should never have been held in handcuffs, regardless of the circumstances.

NEW YORK -- A 7-year-old New York City boy's family has filed a $250 million claim against police and the city after saying he was handcuffed and falsely accused of stealing $5 from another student after school.
Parents we spoke with were appalled. They say the boy should never have been held in handcuffs, regardless of the circumstances.

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Report: 7-Year-Old Boy Handcuffed, Questioned for Hours by NYC Cops Over $5 Theft

An alleged after-school scrap over a missing $5 landed Wilson Reyes in handcuffs, then he was hauled downtown and questioned by cops for hours. His mother, Frances Mendez, eventually arrived and snapped a photo of her traumatized son.

An alleged after-school scrap over a missing $5 landed Wilson Reyes in handcuffs, then he was hauled downtown and questioned by cops for hours. His mother, Frances Mendez, eventually arrived and snapped a photo of her traumatized son.

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NYPD Handcuffed 7-Year-Old & Interrogated Him For Hours Over Missing $5, Family Claims

A fight over $5 between Bronx school children escalated to the point where the police were called and a seven-year-old boy was arrested, handcuffed, and kept in custody for 10 hours, according to the child's family, who is threatening to sue the city for $250 million. 

A fight over $5 between Bronx school children escalated to the point where the police were called and a seven-year-old boy was arrested, handcuffed, and kept in custody for 10 hours, according to the child's family, who is threatening to sue the city for $250 million. 

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Cops handcuff and interrogate boy, 7, for hours over missing $5: family

Officers showed up at PS X114 on Dec. 4 at about 10:20 a.m., and handcuffed and held Wilson in a room there for four hours. They then hauled him off to the 44th Precinct station house for another six hours of interrogation and verbal abuse, according to a $250 million claim against the city and the NYPD.  Family lawyer Jack Yankowitz — who filed the claim with the city Comptroller’s Office Monday — blasted cops over the incident. “It’s unfathomable, what the police did. The whole thing sounds so stupid. They were interrogating him like he was a hardened criminal,” Yankowitz said.

Officers showed up at PS X114 on Dec. 4 at about 10:20 a.m., and handcuffed and held Wilson in a room there for four hours. They then hauled him off to the 44th Precinct station house for another six hours of interrogation and verbal abuse, according to a $250 million claim against the city and the NYPD.

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NYC boy, 7, handcuffed, interrogated over $5, family says

A 7-year-old Bronx boy's family says he was handcuffed after being falsely accused of stealing $5 from another student after school.  Frances Mendez told the New York Post Wilson Reyes was "interrogated" by police for 10 hours on Dec. 4. Family attorney Jack Yankowitz filed a $250 million claim against the city and the NYPD.

Family attorney Jack Yankowitz filed a $250 million claim against the city and the NYPD.

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Bronx boy Wilson Reyes, 7, cuffed for hours in police precinct after swiping another kid's money

Frances Mendez, the mother of the pint-sized “perp,” is threatening to sue the NYPD for $250 million — saying cops treated her son like a hardened criminal.  The lawyer is calling the allegations against the 7-year-old false and says he has filed a notice of claim against the NYPD, the city and the South Bronx precinct. “How would you feel if (the boy) was your child or your grandchild?” lawyer Jack Yankowitz said in a press release. “What happened is a travesty of justice. “If (this) 7-year-old and his mother lived on 64th and Park and he attended a $35,000-a-year private school, do you think (he) would have been arrested, handcuffed to a wall and denied access to his mother and legal counsel for 10 hours?”

Bronx boy Wilson Reyes, 7, cuffed for hours in police precinct after swiping another kid's money

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