N.J. man claims cops beat him during tinted window traffic stop

A Middlesex County man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was dragged out of his car and beaten by three Perth Amboy police officers during a December 2023 traffic stop for tinted windows.

Justo Melendez is seeking more than $100,000 in damages for injuries he allegedly suffered at the hands of a city police sergeant and two patrol officers, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on March 27.

The injuries allegedly include head trauma, a torn rotator cuff, and damage to the man’s spine, the suit alleges…

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