James Blake Meets with Mayor de Blasio, NYC Police Commissioner

Former Fairfield resident, and tennis star, James Blake said he had a “productive meeting” with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton to discuss his mistaken arrest when he was tackled by a plainclothes police officer who thought he was a suspect in an identity theft ring.

In a press conference after Monday’s meeting, Blake said they talked about making a “lasting impact” for change.

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“We’re not looking for a quick lawsuit,” Blake said. “We’re not looking for anything that’s going to be a quick and easy solution. We’re looking for a lasting, positive impact on the city and on the police force.”

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The New York Daily News reports the meeting lasted 45 minutes and comes as Councilman Daniel Garodnick (D-Manhattan) said he will introduce a bill to require the NYPD to launch a system to identify overly aggressive cops for additional training or monitoring.

Officer James Frascatore, who tackled Blake and slammed him to the ground outside of the Grand Hyatt in Midtown Manhattan on Sept. 9 while Blake was waiting for a ride to the U.S. Open, was placed on desk duty after the incident and has also come under fire for allegedly failing to report the incident to his superiors, according to the Daily News.

Read more at the NY Daily News here.