Officer Dan Chu “Big Bad Dan” Chu, the NYPD traffic cop who got in trouble for his terrible on-the-job behavior over the summer, intends to file a $2 million libel and slander lawsuit against the city and the Queens councilman who ratted him out. Chu claims Councilman Dan Halloran and his then-chief of staff Dennis Ring defamed him with “false reports” that he drove recklessly with police lights flashing while chatting on a cell phone. According to the Daily News , Chu is filing this lawsuit even though he admitted to those charges during an NYPD disciplinary hearing, where he was demoted to foot patrol. Previously, Chu was called a “legend” for his bad behavior, which included yelling and cursing at a funeral mourners and being unnecessarily abusive with citizens. Councilman Hallorman, who had been given a ticket by Chu for ‘blocking a crosswalk,” called Chu a “nut job,” and told the News that his lawsuit was, “unbelievable. He’s got an idiot for a lawyer. The city of New York did an investigation and substantiated my claims…The amount of the claim is laughable and the basis of the claim is ridiculous.”

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"Big Bad" Traffic Cop Suing Councilman For Slander