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Warren police Deputy Commissioner Louis Galasso tells the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News the case involved some "bizarre" judgment and behavior, but wasn't criminal. Officers arrived June 4 at his son's home in Warren to find the corpse in the front passenger seat wearing a seatbelt and sunglasses. The Clinton Township man says he also feared arrest and wanted to get the body to a Michigan morgue. He says he had his 92-year-old mother in the van and wanted to get her home. Ray Tomlinson, 62, says he kept driving after his 31-year-old girlfriend died. A Detroit-area man won't face charges after he failed to immediately tell authorities that his girlfriend had died during a drive to Michigan from Arizona, police say. Police: No charges for man who drove with corpse He's seeking punitive damages of $100,000.Ĭanonsburg Police Chief R.T. Pustovrh wants a declaration the police actions were unconstitutional. The obscene-language charge was withdrawn when he appealed. He was handcuffed and later found guilty of disorderly conduct and obscene language. Pustovrh lives in Houston, 30 miles southwest of Pittsburgh.Ī complaint says Pustovrh used an obscenity to voice his frustration after a Canonsburg police officer warned him not to. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper reported June 4 that Richard Pustovrh was arguing with his employers in September 2012 and they called the police.
A western Pennsylvania man arrested for cursing in front of police has sued, saying his right to free speech was violated. Man arrested for cursing files free speech lawsuit A police spokeswoman Renee Witt says there's nothing in the report to indicate why the man thought burning human waste behind the police station was a good idea, but he was not referred for a mental evaluation.