Dennis Delano NY Detective Suspended for Speaking Out

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New York Detective Suspended Without Pay For Speaking About Cases Regarding Wrongful Imprisonment



A Buffalo, New York, cold case squad detective was suspended without pay this week for speaking publicly about two cold cases in which evidence showed that a man and woman were in prison for crimes they didn't commit. Dennis Delano, a 28-year veteran of the Buffalo Police Department, has been suspended for allegedly compromising the nature of investigations with his public statements.

Delano's work has been key to the release of two wrongfully convicted individuals in Buffalo in recent months -- Anthony Capozzi and Lynn DeJac. Capozzi was exonerated by DNA evidence last year after serving two decades in prison for two rapes he didn't commit. DeJac was officially cleared yesterday when prosecutors dropped all pending charges against her. She served 13 years for allegedly killing her 13-year-old daughter in 1933. Three medical examiners have now said the girl died of a cocaine overdose, not strangulation.

http://brianpuccio.net/new_york_detective_suspended_without_pay_for_speak ing_about_cases_regarding_wrongful_imprisonment

[Roamer]

Great message. Do the right thing and get punished for it. :innocent1:

[packy]

I believe we need to be made aware of what's involved in how these wrongful convictions come about, these people who lost years of their lives deserve acknowledgement for the price they've paid. It would be interesting to know what aspects of his statements actually did compromise the investigation at this point.