Troy police officer Dominick Comitale resigned from the department on Wednesday, a little more than a week after a grand jury indicted him for assaulting another man at a Little League game last summer.

Comitale's attorney says he resigned because the patrol officer has lost faith in the justice system since his indictment last week.

The resignation, which took effect Wednesday, ends a police career marred by allegations of inappropriate behavior and abuse. Comitale's behavior on and off the job has been the subject of several complaints in recent years. The city of Troy has paid more than $174,000 to settle four allegations of excessive force filed against him since 2011.

A spokesman for Mayor Patrick Madden's office confirmed Comitale quit but would say little else.

Nick Laviano, president of the city's police union, confirmed on Thursday that Comitale had resigned.

Comitale was indicted Dec. 24 on a misdemeanor assault charge in connection with a September altercation at the North Greenbush Little League fields with Darren Ayotte. Comitale also faces a harassment charge, which is a violation.

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"I wish Dominick the best of luck in all his future endeavors, and he will always remain a friend of mine and the PBA's," Laviano said Thursday.

The Sept. 8 incident occurred when Comitale — who was off-duty at the time — allegedly elbowed Ayotte and pressed his police badge into Ayotte's forehead after pushing him against a car. Comitale was initially charged with harassment.

Roberts', Comitale's attorney, Bill Roberts, said, "Unfortunately, because of the recent decision by the Office of the District Attorney to have him charged with a misdemeanor that lacks a factual basis under the law, Officer Comitale has lost faith in the justice system that he has dedicated the last 10 years of his life to uphold."

According to witnesses, Comitale involved himself in an argument between Ayotte and a Little League manager over cleaning up the field after a game. Ayotte is the director of personnel for the state Department of Correction and Community Supervision and the Twin Town Little League vice president.

In November, Ayotte called Comitale a threat to the public and said he was unfit to be a police officer. Ayotte indicated he would sue the city over his conduct.

Ayotte and his attorney, Lee Kindlon, released profanity-laced audio — drawn from dashcam footage captured by responding officers — in which Comitale disparaged female witnesses to the incident, insulted North Greenbush's police chief and said his arrest was "bullsh_."

"You should have went to Troy, man," Comitale says at one point to the North Greenbush officers. "It's a lot easier. You don't have to deal with this f__ing sh__. You'd be slapping people around telling them to f__ off and 'Go play over there.'"

Comitale was suspended in November from the Troy Police Department. It is unclear if the suspension was paid. He had previously been on disability with a shoulder injury.

After Comitale's indictment, Laviano criticized then-District Attorney Joel Abelove, and called the charges "concocted."

"(Abelove's) office screwed up the charges several times in this case, but that has been par for the course since day one of his administration," Laviano said.

At the time, Roberts, called Abelove's decision — just days before the district attorney's term ended — an abuse of power.