Plaintiff:
Josephine Regalado
Incident date:
01/25/2010
Location:
3502 S. Halsted St.
Allegations:
Hayes, Meseck, Putrow and other officers entered Regalado's boyfriend's apartment in the Bridgeport neighborhood to execute a search warrant while he was not home. Officers found Regalado, who lived elsewhere, sleeping inside. Hayes, Putrow and another officer allegedly recovered cocaine. Putrow allegedly located a gun. And other officers allegedly found plastic bags containing live rounds and suspected cannabis and cocaine. Regalado did not know these items were in the apartment, and the officers did not see them in her possession. The officers did not locate any documents indicating that Regalado lived there. Still, they arrested her and charged her with multiple counts of possession of a controlled substance and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon for knowingly possessing a firearm. Hayes, Meseck and Putrow wrote reports stating that they had found clothing inside the closet that belonged to Regalado, even though her clothing was at all times in her overnight bag. All charges were eventually dismissed.