Tyrone Phifer says police arrested him in a case of mistaken identity three years ago and then he says cops tried to cover it up.
"I feel a little safer now that these monsters are off the street and no longer able to terrorize anyone else," said Messiah Young, who was dragged from the vehicle.
Critics are taking aim at the NYPD after two incidents at subway stations in Brooklyn they say went too far.
Officer Eudy Ramos was one of several Paterson officers accused of stealing money during illegal traffic stops and shakedowns and writing bogus reports to cover their tracks.
After violent confrontations erupted between Brooklyn residents and police at a party last weekend, at least five of the alleged victims are now taking legal action.
Lawyers for a woman who says a New York City police officer brutally attack her so badly her left eye was gouged and destroyed are now demanding charges against her be dropped.