![]() ![]() © 2024 NYP Holdings, Inc.But police believe the two were “intoxicated,” said Trenton city spokesman Connor Ilchert. The city’s Department of Investigation and the Bronx DA’s Office are probing the matter. ![]() of Engine 68, and Michael Pattwell of Ladder 44.Īll have returned to work, except for Soler, but remain on restricted duty pending an ongoing investigation, insiders said.įDNY spokesman Jim Long refused to answer any questions, citing the “active investigation.” Glen Berube, Duane Davis, Daniel Foley and Joseph Killeen, all of Rescue 3, and Lawrence Munafo Jr. McGowan, who was not suspended, did not return a message.Īn FDNY internal order listed the other suspended firefighters as Lt. Soler declined to comment last week, referring questions to his attorneys, who did not return messages.įitzpatrick, also suspended for 30 days, would not comment last week. “Everyone and anyone who engaged in this outrageous behavior will be held accountable,” Commissioner Nigro said. On June 9, the FDNY issued a statement saying the department had “obtained disturbing video,” which sources said included footage from both fights that day, and turned over tapes to city investigators. The NYPD confirmed it made no arrests and filed no reports on the clash at Billy’s, but a spokesman did not respond to questions last week about its response to the fight at Rescue 3. The strapping Soler was held down and pummeled, they said. ![]() Hours later, around 10 p.m., Soler and his brother-in-law William Fitzpatrick and James McGowan, both of Ladder 49, showed up at Rescue 3 on Washington Avenue and complained about being disrespected at Billy’s.Īt that point, a group of 15 to 18 firefighters, not all assigned to Rescue 3, ganged up on the three visitors, punching and kicking them, said those told about the video. Then a Rescue 3 captain allegedly hurled “the N-bomb” at an Engine 68 firefighter who is black, sources said. Inside Billy’s, a clash erupted when a firefighter from Ladder 44 tossed a commemorative T-shirt from Engine 68/Ladder 49 into the trash, a source said.įDNY investigates alleged drunken brawl among firefighters The police did nothing but send them home.” One poster wrote: “NYPD VS NYFD a group of drunk firefighters fighting with pedestrians and NYPD around Yankee stadium 940pm. Instagram videos showed firefighters tussling with cops as police tried to break things up. The June 6 battle came after FDNY members from upper Manhattan and the Bronx traded insults and skirmished earlier that day at Billy’s, a bar near Yankee Stadium, following an awards ceremony. The brawl recalled a 2003 New Year’s Eve attack at a Staten Island firehouse, nicknamed “Southern Comfort,” when Staten Island firefighter Robert Walsh was badly beaten by a chair-wielding colleague during a booze-filled celebration. The fracas marked another black eye for a department that has been plagued by violent clashes among its ranks. “If they assaulted anyone, they shouldn’t be getting a paycheck,” an FDNY insider fumed, blaming Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro for failing to take strong action. All were suspended for one month but are now back on the payroll. In an internal order, the department has since identified six participants in addition to Soler. Yet two months after the June 6 melee, no one has been arrested or fired. “He went outside to compose himself before coming back in to watch the rest of it,” an insider said. 8 FDNY firefighters suspended after alleged drunken brawl ![]()
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