Woman, father sue Kingston police over ‘excessive force’

Woman, father sue Kingston police over ‘excessive force’

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A woman and her father have lodged a federal lawsuit against the city and Officer Nolan Secreto of the police department, citing “excessive force” during their 2023 arrest and “malicious” prosecution after. In the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York on July 15, Valerie Welch, 25, and her father, Roland Welch, 54, both of Kingston, demanded a jury trial. The complaint filed by New York…