D.A. says Delco cop attempted "body slam," cover up
A Sharon Hill cop was arrested today for allegedly attempting to "body slam" a guy at the trolley station, among other over-the-top acts. Then he altered the police report, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office.
D.A. says Delco cop attempted "body slam," cover up
William Bender
A Sharon Hill police officer was arrested today on charges of harassment, attempted assault, tampering with public records and official oppression stemming from an incident this month in which he allegedly tried to "body slam" a guy at the trolley station, among other over-the-top acts.
Delaware County District Attorney G. Michael Green says Officer Stephen Capizzi, 27, told colleagues he was going out for cigarettes Dec. 5, but ended up stopping two young males at the Sharon Hill Trolley Station, searched them and asked "where's the weed?" When a woman began saying that they weren't doing anything wrong, Capizzi allegedly grabbed her and shook her, called for backup, threw her to the ground and leaned his "entire body weight on her," Green said in a statement.
"One of the assisting officers instructed Officer Capizzi to stop, noting that the complainant was not resisting," the statement said. Capizzi then allegedly approached one of the males, slammed him against the wall and attempted to "body slam" him to the ground.
Nice, huh?
Oh, he's also accused of punching him in the stomach while he was in handcuffs. To top it off, Green said, Capizzi later altered the police report to state that he had observed two subjects engaged in an argument at the trolley station. In the original report, Capizzi had claimed that he received a phone call about activity at the trolley station. But other cops who were present say no such call occurred, according to Green.
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Typical cop scumbag.— mg3212- Vast majority of cops are good. We need them!
A handful of these scum bags are all that it takes to make the rest look bad. Wonder how bad he is when he can't hide behind the badge. If he's really bad he wouldn't need to hit a woman or a handcuffed man!— hapedaze - tip of the iceberg............— TripleCap
- He has a career with the WWE when he gets acquitted....— Sylvan Scolnick
- Looks like he got his lunch money taken and his head slammed into lockers while he was in high school.... Gets the badge and gets that "Power Trip"... Pencil neck geek!!— elfman
Wow, a cop breaking the law? Why that's just unpossible!- I find it interesting another cop told him to stop.— thebaron
- These are some very serious charges. When will the general public be protected from scumbags like this...??? Cops have this mentality that they are repected, well I can't find ANY respect for a cop that assaults women. This perp makes me sick !!!— mightymax
- there are tons of cops just like this guy in every single department in delco. thugs with a badge. most cops are good, but many of them are like this jerk— Ryan
Is Rizzo back from the dead?- this dude sounds insane. punching someone in handcuffs is over the line.— steven q urkel
- Look at his face, this guy has serious problems and was about to blow. Luckily nobody got really hurt.— neddyflanders
- Interesting... it seems that the other officers who were at the scene may be a big part of why these charges are being pursued (i.e., they're corroborating the accounts of the people Officer Capizzi allegedly assaulted). If so, then that's a good sign (because they're policing their own ranks in this instance).— Yoda117
- +1 for the good cops in this story.This officer needs to find a good weed delivery service,then he wouldn't need to go harassing citizens for their weed.— korvinsnerf
