New Rochelle Police Detective Michael Vaccaro fired over encounter with suspect Malik Fogg at gas station in 2021

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- A veteran New Rochelle detective is off the job Monday. 

The police commissioner terminated Michael Vaccaro on Friday after a lengthy disciplinary process. 

Cellphone video shows Vaccaro, who was off-duty at the time, punched and kicked suspect Malik Fogg, who was being arrested by uniformed officers, in early 2021. 

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It happened after Fogg and Vaccaro were involved in a tense encounter at a gas station. 

Vaccaro was tried and acquitted on assault charges in 2022. 

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• Westchester County
• New Rochelle