Federal Judge Kills Excessive Force Lawsuit Against Garden Grove Police
An Orange County man--who claimed Garden Grove Police Department (GGPD) cops committed excessive force against him and stole $500,000 in diamonds during an illegal, 2010 raid--received bad news this month when a federal judge formally killed his case before trial and ordered him to pay GGPD's litigation expenses.
Aleksandar Mackovski and his ex-wife Andrijana Mackovska sued GGPD and officer Ray Bex for allegedly violating their constitutional rights during the execution of a search warrant in Tustin, where the duo said cops unnecessarily destroyed property and stole the diamonds.
Aleksandar also claimed that cops ambushed him while he was holding a bag of groceries and a cell phone, tackled him to the ground, knocked him out and caused face, arm and chest injuries that needed medical attention.
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