Video of a wild arrest in the Gaslamp Quarter over the weekend has been making the rounds on social media and getting some criticism.
Police say they review every incident and are not investigating this one further. They told NBC 7 they believe they followed use of force policyare explaining what they say happened and how officers are stretched thin trying to deal with big weekend crowds downtown.
Dozens of people on social media people chimed in. One person tagged SDPD and wrote, “Learn how to and when to apply proper force to situations. And stop letting officers get away with abuse.”And another person commented in support of the officers, saying, in part: “Crime will not be tolerated. Suspect should have given up and submitted to handcuffing.”
“He puts his hands up, but he’s still not cooperating. So, we are not going to sit there and be waiting. ‘Hey put your hands behind your back.’ He was ordered to get on his stomach, but he refused,” Hallahan said. Hallahan described what led up to the video as a suspect running from police, specifically from the scene of a crime. Hallahan emphasized that the video doesn’t show the chase as officers identified themselves and told the suspect to stop.
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