Quincy officer files $3 million claim

QUINCY - A Quincy police officer filed a $3 million tort claim

against the city.

Officer Aaron Doyle claims the Quincy police administrators,

including Chief Richard Ackerman, and City Administrator Tim Snead

and Attorney Allan Galbraith have "retaliated, intimidated and

taken adverse actions" against him.

QUINCY - A Quincy police officer filed a $3 million tort claim against the city.

Officer Aaron Doyle claims the Quincy police administrators, including Chief Richard Ackerman, and City Administrator Tim Snead and Attorney Allan Galbraith have "retaliated, intimidated and taken adverse actions" against him.

The claim follows a federal civil suit filed by Doyle, accusing the city's former chief, two sergeants and the city of violating his civil rights.

Doyle's attorney, Garth Dano, alleges the officials retaliated against his client because of the lawsuit, and for filing grievances against the city and its police department, according to the claim.

The retaliation reportedly includes being denied two promotions, one to the Inter-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team in March 2010, and one to a detective position in Oct. 22, 2010, according to the claim. He also accused Ackerman, Capt. Gene Fretheim and the city of interfering with his employment at the hospital, denying him his "due process rights."

He claims police officials and the city started administrative hearings against him in bad faith, as well as denying him counsel and recording him without his consent during administrative interrogations, according to the claim.

Doyle is presently on paid administrative leave from the department and restricted to his home, Ackerman said.

Dano wrote Doyle was placed on leave in violation of his rights, and the restriction to his home is a denial of his First Amendment rights.

Doyle also claims the city, police officials and Galbraith released sealed court documents involving a civil suit in Sierra County, Calif.

Quincy Mayor Jim Hemberry was unavailable for comment.