Suspended BPD Lt. Delong has history of allegations

The Buffalo Police lieutenant who was suspended Monday after being caught on tape verbally harassing a citizen has been accused of misconduct before, 7 Eyewitness News has learned.

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN -- TONIGHT --WE ARE LEARNING ABUFFALO POLICEOFFICER -- NOWSUSPENDED FORVERBALLY ABUSING AWOMAN... HAS AHISTORY OFALLEGATIONS.LIEUTENANT MICHADELONG ISSUSPENDED WITHOUTPAY...AS THE POLICEDEPARTMENTINVESTIGATES ANINCIDENT THAT WASCAUGHT ON CAMERAOVER THE WEEKEND.WE ARE ABOUT TOSHOW THAT VIDEO.IT HAS BEEN EDITEDSO YOU CANNOT HEARTHE OFFENSIVELANGUAGE.YOU'RE ADISRESPECTFUL LITTLEF----- C--- THAT'S WHATYOU ARE, OH THANKYOU, YOU'RE GONNA BEVIRATHE CONFRONTATIONHAS GONE VIRALMANY LEADERS ARECALLING THE ACTIONSUNACCEPTABLE.I-TEAM CHIEFINVESTIGATORCHARLIE SPECHTTONIGHT REVEALSNEW INFORMATIONABOUT THE OFFICEINVOLVED... AND HISPAST ALLEGATIONS.THE BUFFALO POLICELIEUTENANT WHO WASSUSPENDED MONDAYAFTER BEING CAUGHTON TAPE VERBALLYHARASSING THISWOMAN HAS BEENACCUSED OFMISCONDUCT BEFORE.A LAW ENFORCEMENTSOURCE TELLS 7EYEWITNESS NEWS LT.MICHAEL DELONG WASINVOLVED IN ADOMESTIC INCIDENT IN2004 THAT WASINVESTIGATED BY THEINTERNAL AFFAIRSDIVISION OF THEBUFFALO POLICE.THE SPECIFICS OF THEINTERNALINVESTIGATION, ASWELL AS THEOUTCOME, AREUNKNOWN.LT.

MICHAELDELONG/VIDEO FROMDL INCIDENT:WE'RE ASKINGEVERYBODY TO LEAVE,SIR.OH, OK, I'M DOUBLE-CHECKING.OK?JUST LAST WEEK,DELONG ALSO GOTINTO A VERBALDISAGREEMENT WITHA 7 EYEWITNESSNEWSPHOTOJOURNALISTWHO WAS RECORDINGPOLICE MOVING IN TOARREST 13PROTESTERS INNIAGARA SQUARE.LT.

MICHAELDELONG/VIDEO FROMDL INCIDENT:IF YOU DON'T WANT TOCOMPLY WITH USTHAT'S FINE.NO, I'M JUSTASKING...CAN I GO THATWAY TOWARD MY CAR?I ASKED YOU NICELY.

IDIDN'T KNOW THEMEDIA COULD BREAKALL THE RULES.

PUTTHAT ON THE NEWS.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREACHED OUT TODELONG THROUGHBUFFALO POLICEBENEVOLENTASSOCIATIONPRESIDENT JOHNEVANS TO SEE IF HEWOULD LIKE TO GIVEHIS SIDE OF THESTORY.

EVANS DIDNOT RESPOND TO AMESSAGE SEEKINGCOMMENT.DELONG WASSUSPENDED MONDAYAFTER A RECORDINGSURFACED OF THISINCIDENT AT A 7-ELEVEN OFF NIAGARASTREET BY A WOMANCONFRONTING HIMABOUT THE OFFICER'SHANDLING OF A MAN.LT.

MICHAELDELONG/VIRAL VIDEO-- BLEEPED OUT"MHMM.

YOU'RE ADISRESPECTFULLITTLE F C,THAT'S WHAT YOUARE."POLICE SPOKESMANMIKE DEGEORGE DIDNOT IMMEDIATELYRESPOND TO AN EMAILSEEKING COMMENTABOUT DELONG'SHISTORY, BUT ONLINERECORDS SHOW HEMADE OVER $120,000IN 2018 AND MORETHAN $96,000 LASTYEAR.THE PROTESTERECORDS SHOW HEMADE OVER $120,000IN 2018 AND MORETHAN $96,000 LASTYEAR