Connecticut officer arrested and suspended after video shows him punching motorist through car window while off duty

A Connecticut police officer was suspended for five days and arrested on assault charges after video showed him punching a motorist during an altercation while off duty in December.Dash cam footage obtained by multiple outlets, including CBS affiliate WFSB-TV, shows Meriden police Corporal Allen Ganter punching the motorist, Thomas Brocuglio, in the face through his driver's side window after the two argued on Dec. 8, 2023, over why Ganter wasn't turning right at a red light.

Brocuglio, who had honked his horn at Ganter, accuses the officer of having been distracted on his phone and asks for his badge number, just before the punch is thrown.'You want to get arrested?' the officer can be heard saying.'You are going to get arrested for assaulting a civilian,' Brocuglio said.After both started driving away, the video show Brocuglio calling 911 to report the assault.'Hi, yeah. I was just assaulted by a police officer,' he could be heard saying.

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