Five days, no charges: Stray bullet victim held 'captive' when cops don’t believe her storyBY John MarzulliNY Daily News Oct. 29, 2011 |
![]() A stray-bullet victim says she was held prisoner for five days at a Brooklyn police station because detectives didn't believe her story about the shooting, the Daily News has learned. Takesha Griffin, 35, said she was handcuffed to a bench in the squad room or locked in a filthy holding cell at the 73rd Precinct stationhouse during a spirit-shattering stretch last month. Cops asked her repeatedly if she was ready to cough up the real story. "They wanted me to lie," said Griffin, whose lawyer filed a notice of claim on Tuesday. "It was like 'The Twilight Zone.' " Read More |