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Freeport cop claims reverse discrimination
Photo credit: Newsday/Danielle Finkelstein | Freeport Police Lieutenant Christopher Barrella filed a lawsuit against the Village of Freeport and its Mayor, Andrew Hardwick, charging that Mayor Hardwick discriminated against the officer based on his race. (Jan. 26, 2012)
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A Freeport police official who claims he was passed over for the department's No. 1 post because of reverse discrimination has filed a lawsuit against the village and its mayor.
Freeport Police Lt. Christopher Barrella says he should have been promoted to police chief in November 2010 and alleges Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick, who is black, discriminated against him because he is white. Barrella...
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