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03/01/2023
“The arbitrators reviewed the video of the takedown, and observed that Sgt. Peters was protecting Mr. Spetland throughout the takedown and did not drop him to the floor,” the decision states.
TORRINGTON - A state labor arbitration board voted 2-1 to reinstate a longtime city police sergeant fired almost two years ago for violating the police department's use-of-force policy, but the city said it intends to appeal the decision. Sgt. Gerald Peters, 55, was fired in May 2021, after almos