Lawsuit Says Police Delayed CPR Attempts For Hanged Man

REDDING, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The family of a man who hanged himself last year is suing the Connecticut police department that responded to his home, saying officers initially turned away a medic who might have been able to save him.
The lawsuit filed this week says Peter Valenti III was not cut down until a medic detected electrical cardiac activity 26 minutes after he was first found by Redding police. Subsequent CPR attempts were unsuccessful.
The suit alleges Redding’