New Rochelle Police Detective Fired Over 2021 Off-Duty Incident
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NEW ROCHELLE, NY (September 1, 2023) — New Rochelle Police Detective Michael Vaccaro, 39, an 18-year NRPD veteran was terminated today by Police Commissioner Robert Gazzola following a disciplinary hearing process that dragged on for about a year. Vaccaro has been suspended since February 2021, with pay but pay was discontinued in February 2023 as … Continue reading New Rochelle Police Detective Fired Over 2021 Off-Duty Incident

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    Vaccaro, a 16-year veteran at the time, was suspended following a violent incident on February 15, 2021 while he was off-duty. He was recorded on a mobile phone, punching and kicking Malik Fogg, a black man, Vaccaro is white.    
    At the time of his suspension, Vaccaro had one of the worst disciplinary records in the New Rochelle Police Department with 17 sustained violations in 16 years, edging out NRPD officer Alec McKenna for 2nd place.    
    The incident occurred 8 months after the officer-involved shooting of Kamal Flowers, a 24-year-old black man, who was killed by McKenna.