A Grand Jury indicted a Chicago police sergeant Thursday on the offenses of aggravated battery and official misconduct after video surfaced earlier this summer showing the officer kneeling on a teen in Park Ridge.
Chicago police investigate after off-duty officer allegedly pins boy to ground outside Park Ridge Starbucks
During a court hearing last month, Assistant State’s Attorney Mary McDonnell said the sergeant was informed around 5:15 p.m. on July 1 that his 13-year-old son’s bicycle had been stolen from the Park Ridge Public Library and had been spotted near the Starbucks at 100 S. Northwest Highway. When the boy touched the bike belonging to Vitellaro’s son, Vitellaro approached him, grabbed his forearm and pushed him to the ground, McDonnell said. Vitellaro then put the boy in an "arm bar" and placed a knee on his back."He’s taking my son’s bike," Vitellaro is heard saying.CPD sergeant charged with kneeling on 14-year-old’s back while off duty at Park Ridge Starbucks
McDonnell noted that the boy asked Vitellaro repeatedly to let him go. During that time, Vitellaro called 911 and told the dispatcher he was a cop, McDonnell said.
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