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Police chief reprimanded for behavior at Yale game

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) New Haven's mayor has reprimanded the police chief over his confrontation with an usher at a Yale-Army football game.

A Yale University professor complained that Police Chief Dean Esserman chastised the usher at the Sept. 27 game when he asked to see the chief's ticket. The complaint said Esserman threatened to ``shut the whole game down'' if the employee was not removed from the Yale Bowl.

The New Haven Register (http://bit.ly/1w5z1zo) reports that the written reprimand from Mayor Toni Harp warns the chief of more severe consequences if his behavior is repeated. She said his actions resulted in the New Haven community ``feeling disrespected rather than respected.''

Esserman apologized after the incident. He told the newspaper Thursday that he accepts the mayor's letter ``without reservation.''

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