Police Officer Injured in Shooting Gets New Hearing on Claim of Accidental Disability

A police officer who injured his arm while firing his service weapon is entitled to a second chance to prove his entitlement to accidental disability retirement benefits. Case: Matter of Bodenmiller v. DiNapoli, No. 22491, 08/25/2016, published. Facts: Robert Bodenmiller worked as a police officer for the Suffolk County Police Department. In August 2010, he responded to a call concerning a female patient who had left the grounds of a psychiatric facility. Bodenmiller found the patient at a Dunkin' Donuts in West Babylon. While he was talking to the patient, a man came rushing toward&nb...