edited – ks On this day, Nov. 29, in 1998, a Cuban immigrant claimed he was beaten by two police officers in a Miami suburb.
The Hialeah, Fla., officers, brothers Rolando Bolanos Jr. and Daniel Bolanos, were sons of the town’s then-police chief. Yoel Pacheco claimed the two men handcuffed him and beat him in a parking lot.
The case illustrated heightened tensions between police and the Cuban community, but in the end, the Bolanos brothers were both acquitted of the charges.
Earlier this year, Rolando Bolanos was accused of robbing a bank in Miami area. Authorities say he made off with $2,400.
At the time of the robbery, Bolanos was reportedly wearing a gray jacket with black sleeve patches. Prosecutors say they plan to use video of him receiving the jacket for Christmas 2008. Twenty minutes after the robbery, Bolanos deposited $2,200 into his bank account.
— Freeman Klopott
