New Jersey: Paterson officer Spencer Finch, arrested on assault charges, is fired

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Suspended Paterson cop charged with attacking handcuffed man, lying about it is back on the city’s payroll, mayor says

13 July 2021

The Paterson police officer accused of assaulting a city resident during a domestic dispute call – an act caught on another officer’s body-worn camera – and lying about in a report is back on the city’s payroll after he was suspended without pay for 30 days. Officer Spencer Finch, of Mahwah, who earns $106,737 a year, remains on suspension but is receiving his check in accordance with his union’s contract, Mayor Andre Sayegh said Tuesday. Sayegh said officers who are suspended and facing criminal charges are entitled to receive pay again after 30 days. “We hope to change that,” Sayegh ...

Suspended Paterson cop charged with attacking handcuffed man, lying about it is back on the city’s payroll, mayor says

Officer Spencer Finch is charged with aggravated assault and official misconduct over an incident that occurred in May while he was on duty and responding to a domestic violence call.

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Spencer Finch, the Paterson officer arrested on assault charges, is fired

24 November 2021

The city has fired veteran Paterson police officer Spencer Finch, who faces pending misconduct and assault charges in an incident last May that was recorded by another cop’s body camera. Finch’s termination marks a break from Paterson's long-standing practice of placing cops accused of crimes on paid leave until after the court cases against them get resolved. Finch’s firing also represents the first instance in which a body camera recording was cited as evidence in criminal charges against a Paterson police officer. “We are ushering in a new era of accountability in Paterson,” said Mayor Andre Sayegh. Sayegh took what ...

Spencer Finch, the Paterson officer arrested on assault charges, is fired

The city has fired Paterson police officer Spencer Finch,\u00a0who faces misconduct and assault charges in an incident recorded by a body camera.

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