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Black Doll's Head on White Cop's Car

Posted by Ayzylady on 2008-07-24 12:52:48



According to the the Daily News, Harlem community leaders are calling for the heads of two cops who pulled up to a neighborhood restaurant with the head of a black baby doll attached to their unmarked car's antenna.

"This is unacceptable," said state Sen. Bill Perkins (D-Harlem), who was at the restaurant during Tuesday's incident. "There should be an investigation, and the termination or suspension of the officers involved."

The white officers, including a lieutenant, denied that they attached the head to the car.

They said someone else must have done it while they were attending a nearby basketball tournament.

They said they were unaware of it when they arrived at the opening of Gran Piatto d'Oro on Fifth Ave. near 117th St. and Clarence Jones, 28, tried to take a picture of the head.

The cops then pulled it off and tossed it in the trunk.

"To me, it's like psychological terrorism," said Jones' brother Tyrill Hart, 35.

Cops said there was no evidence that the cops attached the head.

They are examining surveillance tape from the basketball game.

Perkins will hosted a protest today at 4 p.m. in Marcus Garvey Park.