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Eric Ristaino – Orange Police Department

Written by CBKN76

On September 15, 2023, Officer Ristaino responded to a shoplifting incident at Burlington Coat Factory. During the encounter, he fired a shot at a fleeing vehicle with another officer inside, aiming at the driver’s headrest. The Inspector General deemed this use of deadly force ‘unreasonable and therefore unjustified,’ recommending his decertification. Ristaino was placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation.

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