A federal jury awarded $4 million on Sept. 14 to a woman brutalized by an off-duty Newark police officer, in Lesende v. Borrero.

On Dec. 18, 2004, Sara Lesende was searching for a parking space when Arnold Borrero, out of uniform and driving his own vehicle, pulled up behind her. He got out, showed his badge and service revolver and castigated Lesende for unsafe driving.