Pittsburgh police are investigating reports by several officers that a sergeant at the East Liberty station got into a physical altercation with a rookie at an accident scene last week. The officers involved said Sgt. Carol Ehlinger, who in 1995 accosted another rookie in a case that led to a federal lawsuit that cost the city thousands of dollars, grabbed Officer John Killmeyer by the neck Thursday night at the scene on Negley Avenue. Reports of what happened vary among the three or four officers at the scene, but those involved complained to their supervisor and were told to write "specials," or additional reports, detailing the incident. Police Chief Nate Harper acknowledged yesterday that a confrontation "possibly did occur." He said that Cmdr. RaShall Brackney, who heads the East Liberty station, is reviewing the reports to send to the Office of Municipal Investigations. The reported confrontation on Thursday began shortly before 10 p.m. when officers responded to a call about two teens hit by a car on Negley. When Officer Killmeyer and the others got there, they shut down the street while they tried to sort out what had happened. It turned out no one had been hit after all, but the officers said Sgt. Ehlinger pulled up and cursed at them for closing the street, which she believed wasn't necessary. That led to the altercation with Officer Killmeyer. One special report indicates Sgt. Ehlinger put him in a headlock or chokehold. Sgt. Ehlinger was on patrol yesterday and couldn't be reached. Also unavailable for comment were her boss, Cmdr. Brackney, who had left for the day, and Officer Killmeyer, who was off. In 1996, Officer Catherine Granger sued Sgt. Ehlinger and the city for civil rights violations, saying Sgt. Ehlinger grabbed her by the throat during a 1995 meeting and banged her head against a wall. In 1999, a federal jury awarded Officer Granger $115,000 in damages but rejected her claim that the Police Bureau retaliated against her because she had complained about what she said was police brutality by other officers. Sgt. Ehlinger admitted she violated policy, but said she grabbed Officer Granger as an impromptu training exercise. She said she did it because of complaints that Officer Granger wasn't helping other officers with arrests. A federal judge ordered the city also to pay $414,000 for Officer Granger's legal fees.
Information From: AP Wire Services
Posted by: HousingCop
Seems as if Sgt. Carol Ehlinger has some sort of neck fetish.
Posted by: BrickCop
She has some anger management issues, it looks like the city will have to cut another six figure check...
Posted by: justanotherparatrooper
ok, i ll say it.....THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICS
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