A Melvindale police officer is facing misconduct and assault charges in connection with three separate incidents in 2021 and 2024, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.
On July 23, 2021, Police Officer Matthew Furman, 40, assisted in a police pursuit that ended in the area of Outer Drive and Dartmouth Street in Dearborn. While officers were putting handcuffs on the 35-year-old suspect, prosecutors said Furman allegedly kicked the man in the leg and ankle multiple times.
Nearly three years later, on April 13, 2024, Furman conducted a traffic stop on a 34-year-old woman’s car on Wood Avenue in Melvindale for an expired license plate and no insurance. Prosecutors said that during the traffic stop, Furman asked for the woman’s ID, but she did not comply. He opened the woman’s door and forcibly grabbed her, according to the prosecutor’s office…