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RogueOne12/18/2009 6:24:29 am PST

Seems like bad stories about Philly cops, and really Pennsylvania in general, is a daily occurrence.

nbcphiladelphia.com

Off-Duty Cop Accused in Wawa Worker Beating
Officer allegedly wailed on Wawa employee after she carded him for chewing tobacco

philly.com

What Westberry didn’t know at that early-morning hour of Palm Sunday, April 5, was that Cujdik’s father, Louis, is a retired police veteran and that his two brothers, Jeffrey and Richard, are narcotics officers.

Before Westberry could finish dialing 9-1-1 on his cell phone, Cujdik stepped through the doorway and punched him in the throat, Westberry said.

That’s when Westberry pulled out his gun and Cujdik fled, Westberry told the Daily News.

Westberry never fired the gun. In fact, Westberry suffered the only injury when Cujdik staggered him with a punch. But rather than arrest Cujdik, a convicted drug dealer, authorities slapped Westberry with a slew of criminal charges, including felony aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.

This second story is part of a larger Philly controversy:

reason.com