The Phoenix Police Dept. has launched an internal investigation after its officers handcuffed and detained a Black finance reporter for The Wall Street Journal while reporting outside of a Chase Bank.
is asking for answers from the Phoenix Police Department after a BlackStefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesA Chase Bank branch is seen in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13, 2022.JournalStefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Imagesis asking for answers from the Phoenix Police Department after one of its Black reporters was handcuffed and detained shortly after conducting interviews outside of a Chase Bank. The department said it has launched an internal investigation into the incident.
The incident between reporter Dion Rabouin and the Phoenix police officer took place in November, but became public this week after"We're deeply concerned that Wall Street Journal reporter Dion Rabouin was detained, handcuffed and placed in the back of a police vehicle while reporting," aspokesperson told NPR in a statement."No journalist should ever be detained simply for exercising their First Amendment rights.
. I'm working on a story. I told the people in the branch what was going on.' And he said, 'Well you can't do that.'" The officer, later identified as Caleb Zimmerman, accused Rabouin of trespassing on the property and later took him into custody,
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