This is not the type of news one wants to read on International Women’s Day- Pennsylvania resident and Latina mother Margarita Santiago (image) claimed to be the victim of a wrongful arrest and filed paperwork that may lead to a lawsuit against several New York City agencies. While visiting Manhattan last December cops pulled over the car Santiago was riding in and arrested her since they cited an arrest warrant for an East Harlem resident named “Margarita Santelises.” Although Santiago spent less than a day in police custody, her 3-year-old daughter was placed in foster care for 4 days before she was returned to her mother!
It’s quite clear that
Santiago was the victim of negligence by the NYPD.
(Because it’s
so common to confuse two names that differ by 5 letters).
Anyone care to guess how much money she’ll be awarded if a lawsuit does come about?
Links- Newsday, Gothamist, NY1, The Latin Americanist
Image- 1010 WINS
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