The video clip that appears to show a Utica road cop planting drugs during a traffic stop last February doesn’t tell the whole story, Utica police Chief Mark Williams insists. Although the officer is seen removing a bag of white powder from his pocket before reaching into the vehicle with the same bag half a minute later, Williams claims the full video shows that the officer, Paul Paladino, had earlier found the drug’s in the suspect’s pocket. He then temporarily placed it in his own pocket as he continued to search the perps and the vehicle, Williams says. [ more › ]
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Upstate Police Chief Says Full Video Proves Utica Cop Wasn’t Planting Drugs