Police abuse case lingers a year later
JACKSON SQ.—A high-profile case of
alleged police brutality is still under investigation with no conclusion a year
later, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD).
Michael Pearlstein-Gluck, a Jamaica
Plain resident and public school teacher, complained about a March 5, 2011
incident in the Stop & Shop parking lot at 301 Centre St. in Jackson
Square. He claimed that unidentified police officers choked him and used a
homophobic slur while accusing him of buying drugs, when he had only bought
groceries.
No charges were filed, and
Pearlstein-Gluck filed a complaint with BPD’s Internal Affairs. The state
chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union also got involved.
The investigation “remains active,”
BPD spokesperson Elaine Driscoll told the Gazette. “There is no conclusive
information to report at this time.”
Pearlstein-Gluck did not respond to
a Gazette request for comment.
