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Christopher Loeb files lawsuit against Suffolk County, police department

News 12 has learned the suit filed by Christopher Loeb alleges five Suffolk officers directed a police dog to attack him, seriously injuring him.

News 12 Staff

Nov 10, 2022, 11:54 AM

Updated 821 days ago

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Suffolk County and its police department are facing a federal lawsuit from a Long Island man who says he was beaten and terrorized by officers.
News 12 has learned the suit filed by Christopher Loeb alleges five Suffolk officers directed a police dog to attack him, seriously injuring him.
The 36-year-old was arrested in March of 2019 after police say he tried to run over officers, deliberately crashed into a police car and drove across lawns to get away.
A police helicopter eventually located Loeb and a police dog retrieved him.
Loeb’s  attorney says that attack was linked to his client's efforts to bring ex-Chief of Department James Burke and other officials to justice after a prison assault in 2012.