Officials have refused to hand over bodycam footage that may show a police officer cop stealing a photographer’s bag, according to a new lawsuit.
On May 30, photojournalist Angelina Katsanis was covering the protests outside Delaney Hall, Newark, where immigrants are being held by ICE. Katsanis, who was working for the Associated Press, was then struck by the wooden beam as police and demonstrators clashed.
The photographer sought medical attention and left her camera bag behind during the incident. She later returned to the area in a wheelchair to retrieve her gear, by which time it was gone. While in hospital, the AirTag on Katsanis’ camera bag showed that it was at a home in Sparta, New Jersey, an address listed to Essex County police sergeant Darryl Brown…