I always thought he was set-up! You could read between the lines! He
was all set to be the Chief of Police and a guy he rubbed the wrong
way, had it in for him! Sullivan gets cheated out of his long awaited
promotion, which the council reneged on, after it hit the papers!
Hell, I'd sue, too! Loss of reputation, defamation of character, etc.
In law enforcement, his was a "death" sentence! The other cop, was
out of his territory! Looks like he received a tip and took it from
there! Just speculating.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> no comment.
>
> WAL Bernard Sullivan, the township police captain who was arrested
> in January for driving while intoxicated and later found not guilty,
> filed a notice of claim for $5 million in damages Monday, according
> to public records.
>
> The claim was filed against the township, the township Police
> Department, the Township Committee and arresting officers Patrolman
> J. Todd Verrecchia and Sgt. Frank Lancellotti.
>
> Sullivan's claims include false arrest, false imprisonment,
> rescission of appointment to chief of police and defamation of
> character, according to the notice.
>
> Township Attorney Roger McLaughlin said that under state law Sullivan
> now must wait a minimum of six months before filing suit and has a
> maximum of two years to file.
>
> The claim will go to the township's insurance company, the Monmouth-
> Ocean Joint Insurance Fund, which is represented by Somers Point-
> based Scibal Associates, McLaughlin said.
>
> However Sullivan's attorney, Bruce McMoran with the Manasquan-based
> law firm McMoran, O'Connor and Bramley, said they do not have to wait
> the six months before filing suit.
>
> "They have a chance to settle and if it doesn't settle we'll file
> suit,'' McMoran said.
>
> McMoran said Sullivan has one year from the time of defamation to
> file the defamation of character suit and two years from the time of
> the event to file the other claims.
>
> The notice lists the defamation of character as "beginning January
> 27, 2007 and continuing to date.''
>
> On January 24, Sullivan has been named by the Township Committee to
> replace retiring police chief Roy Hall. In the early morning hours of
> Jan. 27, he was arrested for driving while intoxicated after being
> pulled over by Verrecchia on Belmar
> Boulevard.
>
> The Township Committee rescinded the resolution naming Sullivan the
> next chief on Jan. 30, and Captain David Morris was chosen to fill
> the position in early February.
>
> Red Bank Municipal Court Judge William Himelman found Sullivan not
> guilty May 14. Himelman said Sullivan's attorney for the trial, James
> Fagen of Freehold, had created sufficient reasonable doubt as to
> whether or not Sullivan was drunk at the
> time of the arrest.
>
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