Watch the woman beginning of vid leaning against the wall. Watch Delita Hooks and door nob. She could have closed the door rather than violently assault me as I stood there a human piñata holding bags, my phone and arm numb. Talk about creative policing. NYPD Stats like a Casino in Las Vegas, The Fix is in. U can quote me, Suzannah B. Troy
By Graham Rayman — Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 (April 17 - April 23Issue) ‘The Villiage Voice’ / ManhattanExcerpt; desired to read the article in its entirety, go to:
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Securing Wright's new job at United Way NYC wasn't Butts's last favor for his protégée. On the evening of Jan. 5 the reverend made calls to a top police official on her behalf after she wasarrested for assaultingher husband, Gregg Walker.It was actually Walker, a senior vice president with Sony, who had first called Harlem's 30th Precinct that night, to report his wife for thealleged assault. Wright filed a cross-complaint against Walker and, while she was detained, her mother made calls to a range of influential New Yorkers, including Butts, who called then-New York Police Department Chief of Community Affairs Phillip Banks. Banks, who was recently promoted to chief of department, the No. 3 official in the whole NYPD, is the brother ofDavid Banks, the founder of the Eagle Academy Foundation, the creator of Mayor Bloomberg's Young Men's Initiative,and a close friend of Wright's.After those calls, the charge against Wright was dropped the same night. The charge against Walker, however, was allowed to stand. Walker has pleaded not guilty and the case is still pending. Neither Walker nor his attorney would comment for this article, but people close to Walker believe pressure was brought to get the charge against Wright dropped.Alert: ‘Browne Poo’ Fatty McFibber Goes Into Overdrive on Damage ControlDeputy Commissioner Paul Browne, a police spokesman, denied thatBanks intervened in thearrest. "He was, however, contacted by the Reverend Calvin Butts and other clergy asking—not that the woman's arrest bevoided—but that herarrest processing be expedited," Browne said. "Chief Banks was subsequently informed that the woman's arresthad been voided."But the next morning, Jan. 6, Wright was arrested again. She had allegedly drilled through the lock on Walker's 68-year-old mother's door and attacked her, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Manhattan District Attorney's office. Walker's mother alleges that Wright slapped her in the face, scratched her arm, and pushed her.Misdemeanor counts of harassment and attempted assaultagainst Wright are still pending. She has pleaded not guilty.A police sourcequestioned why 30th Precinct cops took Wright's word in the dispute with Walker: "Normally, the one who makes the initial report has greater credibility."As for Banks's role, the source says that even if he had merely inquired about the arrest and done nothing else, the precinct would have taken that as a signal. "Everyone reads between the lines," the source says. "It's a form of influence-peddling."