Crime & Safety
Video Shows Cop Chasing, Handcuffing 9-Year-Old Boy: Report
An alarming video reportedly showing a D.C. cop chasing down and then handcuffing a crying 9-year-old boy has his mother outraged.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Alarming new video appears to show a D.C. police officer chasing and handcuffing a 9-year-old boy, according to a report.
Fox 5 reports that his mother is criticizing police for putting handcuffs on her child, all for the crime of what police say was leaning against a car.
The incident apparently happened at the corner of 14th and Girard Streets in Northwest.
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The boy cries in the video after the incident, and others in the vicinity react angrily to the officer's actions.
Fox 5 reports the mother was "devastated" by the encounter, and police would only say that every case is different.
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QUESTIONABLE POLICIES: After FOX 5 exclusively obtained video of a 9-year-old boy being handcuffed for leaning on a car, D.C.'s community is asking for a change regarding DCPD policies when handling juveniles. STORY: https://t.co/Us4mubf4Ha pic.twitter.com/6fCTAjRTHq
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) April 25, 2019
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