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Posted: 5:42 PM Nov 19, 2009
Jury Sides with New York City Police in Clown's Lawsuit
A federal jury has ruled that New York City
police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional
clown who left a suspicious device that turned out to be a balloon
inflator inside a coffee shop.
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NEW YORK (AP) - A federal jury has ruled that New York City
police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional
clown who left a suspicious device that turned out to be a balloon
inflator inside a coffee shop.
Alexander Alhovsky sued following his 2006 arrest, which stemmed
from an investigation of a report of a suspicious package with
tubes and wiring at a Manhattan Starbucks. The bomb squad
determined it was harmless, but set up surveillance.
Alhovsky went to the Starbucks the next day and was arrested
after officers saw he had a similar device. He said he was a clown
and used it to inflate balloons.
The arrest was voided when a police search of Alhovsky's home
found nothing suspicious, but he claimed that he suffered physical
and mental injuries.
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