A New Kensington Police Department officer has resigned amid an investigation into the possible use of excessive force.
Officer Nathaniel Cochran has been on suspension since a violent confrontation last month put a trespassing suspect in the hospital with serious facial injuries.
A couple said they were picking up apples in the yard of an abandoned house, but responding to a report of trespassing, police confronted the woman and Anthony Delarosa. A violent confrontation with Cochran ensued and Delarosa ended up in the hospital with facial bruises and fractures…