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PITTSBURGH – Penn Hills and its police department claim they are not responsible for alleged excessive force and battery injuries suffered by one member of a Pittsburgh couple, when the defendants responded to a domestic complaint.
Barbara Ann Thompkins and Eric Klavon of Pittsburgh first filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on March 9 versus the Municipality Of Penn Hills and Penn Hills Police Department of Pittsburgh, plus Officer Alyssa Finnigan and SPC David Klobucher of Allegheny County.
“Plaintiff Thompkins and Klavon are husband and wife. On June 3, 2020, as couples do from time to time, the two got into a domestic dispute. When previous disputes arose, husband-plaintiff Klavon would call Penn Hills Police, who would come to the house and discuss the issues with the couple. Previously, no arrests were made and the prior domestic situations ended amicably,” th
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A Penn Hills husband and wife are suing the police department there, alleging that an officer responding to a domestic disturbance wrongfully arrested the woman and, in doing so, broke her arm.
Barbara Ann Thompkins, 61, and her husband, Eric Klavon, filed the civil rights complaint in federal court on Tuesday.
It names as defendants Penn Hills, its police department and officers Alyssa Finnigan and David Klobuchar.
A message left with Penn Hills police Chief Howard Burton was not immediately returned Tuesday evening.
cla stamped classified. it s of no significance. the determining factor is the gla classified nature of sensitivity. you said it is a misdemeanor punishable by a year in prison. however, the individual that oversaw that prosecution responded to you. that is ann thompkins.