Yonkers Police Officer Fired For Falsifying Search Warrant

YONKERS, N.Y. -- The Yonkers police commissioner fired an officer on Tuesday for his role in falsifying a search warrant for an apartment where a tenant jumped and fell to his death during a raid, according to LoHud.com.

A Yonkers Police officer was fired after his indictment on perjury charges due to a falsified warrant.
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Joe Jenkins

12/31/2014 9:00 a.m.

Officer Neil Vera, who was fired, and Detective Christian Koch were both suspended in October following a grand jury indictment on charges stemming from the warrant, LoHud.com said.

Vera now has 10 days to appeal to Mayor Mike Spano. If the mayor upholds the firing, the police union could file for arbitration, LoHud.com reported.

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