well prison isn't the end of the line for six former Paterson police officers known as the robbery Squad the city announced today it's filing a civil lawsuit against the men who were fired and convicted after an investigation found they were targeting and stealing from Paterson residents well now the city wants to recoup about half a million dollars paid to the cops while they were suspended mayor Andre Sayegh today saying This is an unprecedented move for Patterson because police contracts require cops to stay on the payroll with benefits while criminal cases play out in other towns officers are often suspended without pay when charged with a crime five of the six police officers are currently in federal prison an FBI probe targeting them also resulted in convictions for two other comps in 2018 similar action could be taken against them and still two other Paterson officers have criminal charges pending this action today is another other step towards our priorities of police accountability and we're rebuilding that trust between the community and the people they serve as well as the trust between fellow officers