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Englewood DPW supervisor accused in attempted assault
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Friday, November 12, 2010
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<div ="storyauthor">BY GIOVANNA FABIANO</div>
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ENGLEWOOD â€" A
Department of Public Works supervisor has been charged with attempted
assault for allegedly trying to run over a subordinate with her
city-owned car, police said Friday.
Danette Adams is accused of
trying to hit John Cioffi, a city truck driver who filed a racial
discrimination suit against her in 2008.
The incident occurred
Oct. 28, but was not immediately reported to police, Detective Lt.
Timothy Torell said. Adams was formally charged Tuesday with the
second-degree crime.
"The allegation is that Ms. Adams tried to
hit Mr. Cioffi with her City of Englewood vehicle that she drives as she
was coming into the DPW yard, on DPW property, on company time,"Â Torell
said.
Adams will be suspended pending "disposition of the
charges,"Â said Assistant City Manager Robert Gorman, who heads the Human
Resources Department.
"It will be a suspension without pay until
the criminal charges are finalized by a court,"Â Gorman said, declining
further comment.
Adams' supervisor, DPW Director Clyde Sweatt, was on vacation and could not be reached.
Adams
has not yet been formally arrested. She told police she would turn
herself in to headquarters Friday afternoon, but as of 6 p.m., she had
not shown up, Torell said.
Cioffi's attorney, Robert Tandy â€" who
is representing him in a new lawsuit against the city â€" said Adams was
still at work Wednesday, two weeks after the incident, despite his
client's complaints to supervisors, including Sweatt.
"This was a
complete and utter failure by the city of Englewood, the DPW and
management and officials to conduct any investigation as to Mr. Cioffi's
claims or to discipline Ms. Adams in any way, especially here when
there was a violent assault perpetrated by Ms. Adams in front of a
witness,"Â Tandy said.
"This has been a pattern of practice to
allow certain supervisors down there complete control and discretion,
and when Mr. Cioffi's complaints were not addressed by the city, he had
no other choice or recourse than to file a criminal complaint,"Â he said.
Cioffi's racial bias suit claimed Adams, who is black, discriminated against Cioffi because he is white.
The
suit alleged that Adams snapped her fingers at Cioffi, whistled and
yelled, "Come here, white boy, come here, white boy,"Â and that she
referred to the white men she supervised as "pet dogs."Â
The suit was settled in 2009; the details of the agreement were confidential.
His
latest lawsuit â€" filed Nov. 2 in state Superior Court â€" claims
officials' failure to investigate Adams after an attempted assault has
caused him to suffer emotional distress and fear of further harassment
and physical abuse.
According to the suit, as Adams was pulling
into the DPW yard on Oct. 28, Cioffi attempted to remove three traffic
cones blocking the entrance. As he removed the middle cone, Adams
allegedly accelerated, forcing him to jump out of the way and missing
him by "one to two feet."Â After the incident, Adams allegedly started
laughing and "clapping her hands"Â while staring at Cioffi, according to
the suit.
The lawsuit, which claims Cioffi has been subjected to
racial discrimination, a hostile work environment and retaliation as a
result of his previous suit, names Adams, Sweatt, the city of Englewood
and the Englewood DPW.
Cioffi is suing for punitive and compensatory damages and legal fees.
E-mail:
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ENGLEWOOD â€" A Department of Public Works supervisor has been
charged with attempted assault for allegedly trying to run over a
subordinate with her city-owned car, police said Friday.
Danette Adams is accused of trying to hit John Cioffi, a city
truck driver who filed a racial discrimination suit against her in 2008.
The incident occurred Oct. 28, but was not immediately reported
to police, Detective Lt. Timothy Torell said. Adams was formally charged
Tuesday with the second-degree crime.
"The allegation is that Ms. Adams tried to hit Mr. Cioffi with
her City of Englewood vehicle that she drives as she was coming into the
DPW yard, on DPW property, on company time,"Â Torell said.
Adams will be suspended pending "disposition of the charges,"Â
said Assistant City Manager Robert Gorman, who heads the Human Resources
Department.
"It will be a suspension without pay until the criminal charges
are finalized by a court,"Â Gorman said, declining further comment.
Adams' supervisor, DPW Director Clyde Sweatt, was on vacation and could not be reached.
Adams has not yet been formally arrested. She told police she
would turn herself in to headquarters Friday afternoon, but as of 6
p.m., she had not shown up, Torell said.
Cioffi's attorney, Robert Tandy â€" who is representing him in a
new lawsuit against the city â€" said Adams was still at work Wednesday,
two weeks after the incident, despite his client's complaints to
supervisors, including Sweatt.
"This was a complete and utter failure by the city of Englewood,
the DPW and management and officials to conduct any investigation as to
Mr. Cioffi's claims or to discipline Ms. Adams in any way, especially
here when there was a violent assault perpetrated by Ms. Adams in front
of a witness,"Â Tandy said.
"This has been a pattern of practice to allow certain
supervisors down there complete control and discretion, and when Mr.
Cioffi's complaints were not addressed by the city, he had no other
choice or recourse than to file a criminal complaint,"Â he said.
Cioffi's racial bias suit claimed Adams, who is black, discriminated against Cioffi because he is white.
The suit alleged that Adams snapped her fingers at Cioffi,
whistled and yelled, "Come here, white boy, come here, white boy,"Â and
that she referred to the white men she supervised as "pet dogs."Â
The suit was settled in 2009; the details of the agreement were confidential.
His latest lawsuit â€" filed Nov. 2 in state Superior Court â€"
claims officials' failure to investigate Adams after an attempted
assault has caused him to suffer emotional distress and fear of further
harassment and physical abuse.
According to the suit, as Adams was pulling into the DPW yard on
Oct. 28, Cioffi attempted to remove three traffic cones blocking the
entrance. As he removed the middle cone, Adams allegedly accelerated,
forcing him to jump out of the way and missing him by "one to two feet."Â
After the incident, Adams allegedly started laughing and "clapping her
hands"Â while staring at Cioffi, according to the suit.
The lawsuit, which claims Cioffi has been subjected to racial
discrimination, a hostile work environment and retaliation as a result
of his previous suit, names Adams, Sweatt, the city of Englewood and the
Englewood DPW.
Cioffi is suing for punitive and compensatory damages and legal fees.
E-mail:
fabiano@northjersey.com
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Saturday November 13, 2010, 12:12 PM - john222
says:
It's about time the pet dogs start biting back.
Saturday November 13, 2010, 10:21 AM - Wayne__13965
says:
If Danette Adams were white, she would've been fired immediately.
Saturday November 13, 2010, 8:46 AM - GoodNeighbor
says:
I wonder how fast that lawsuit would have been settled if a white supervisor called a black subordinate a "pet dog."
Friday November 12, 2010, 9:30 PM - Karlos
says:
Sounds like a possible conspiracy between the two
for the purpose of milking the golden cow (the town.) Great example of
American Greed.
Friday November 12, 2010, 7:48 PM - 1234
says:
Just raise taxes!
Friday November 12, 2010, 7:08 PM - Quietstorm
says:
Fire both of them.
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