Twice-fired cop files suit against Ramsey

An officer twice fired by Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey is suing the city's top cop in federal court.

John Hargraves III contends that Ramsey "used a disciplinary system in a way that impacts minorities," according to the suit, filed Friday. He's seeking $100,000 in damages for the "mental anguish, humiliation, embarrassment and extreme emotional distress" caused by his second firing, made official in November.

Hargraves lost his job in West Philly's 16th District in 2012 after he was charged with domestic violence against his wife. He was later acquitted, and sought arbitration to get reinstated, according to the suit in federal court.

His request was denied, despite the fact, according to Hargraves, that Ramsey had reinstated a white officer under similar circumstances.

"The system is preferential and wishy-washy," Hargraves, who is African-American, told the Daily News in a November interview.

Hargraves was also fired in 2003 after he misplaced property receipts totaling $1,500. He appealed that case and won his job back through arbitration.