IT sounds to me like the victim is telling the truth. When police officers get upset, they cannot control themselves. They want to be the ones in charge at any cost. I am glad he is suiting the PAPD. Even if he had a former record, that does not give the officers the right to abuse him both verbally and physically, and they become bullies. I wish him the best luck in the trial.

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I assume the webcam footage will show all. Hopefully The Weekly will follow up on this story.

from the PA Weekly account...

"Once they arrived, officers allegedly held Alvarez at gunpoint, kicked in and damaged his front door, entered his home, "ripped" him out of the building and slammed him onto the front hood of his parked vehicle, a Ford Focus, which was in his driveway."

"The court ultimately dismissed all criminal charges against Alvarez after a judge ruled that officers lacked proper justification to initiate the detention."

"The lawsuit claims that after officers learned that Alvarez was homosexual, "he was mocked, made fun of and humiliated because of his sexual orientation."

> Alvarez sounds like a real winner.

He will be a 'winner' in a court of law. This one is going to cost the city some major bucks after he hires a prominent civil rights attorney due to:

(1) Violation of his 4th Amendment rights, (2) a hate crime based on his sexuality, (3) police brutality & unnecessary use of force.

from the PA Weekly account...

"This was not Alvarez's first encounter with police. In 2012, he was arrested after he allegedly rappelled into the former JJ&F Market on College Avenue using a satellite-dish cable, and tried to burglarize the market."

This prior offense will be disregarded by the court as it has nothing to do with what recently happened.

Mr. Alvarez just won the lottery because the PAPD officers on the scene did not exercise self-control.

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This story sounds credible, and the violence sounds like criminal assault. If the video corroborates his account, and if the police also made false claims leading to the charges made by the DA; the officers involved should be criminally charged. In my opinion, criminal behavior; especially assault and perjury should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Assuming they did commit perjury, this information should be presented to any court wherein they attempt to give testimony, and all cases where they have given testimony should be reviewed.

It will be interesting to see if PAPD will be transparent in the handling of their bad boys in blue.

“....despite his attempt to comply”

When did he comply? Got caught, ran, hid in home thinking Police could not go after him / pursue while he was in commission of a crime.

Let’s see the body cam and report....a lot of fan fare for this criminal. No sympathy.

> It will be interesting to see if PAPD will be transparent in the handling of their bad boys in blue.

Isn't it customary to place officers facing these kinds of accusations on paid administrative leave...in an effort to maintain a low profile?

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