Crime & Safety

UPDATE: 2 Cops Stripped Of Police Powers Over Violent Arrest

Officials have launched a police misconduct investigation of violent arrest of black woman pulled from car that was caught on video.

Officials have launched a police misconduct investigation of violent arrest of black woman pulled from car that was caught on video.
Officials have launched a police misconduct investigation of violent arrest of black woman pulled from car that was caught on video. (Mark Konkol/Patch)

CHICAGO — Top cop David Brown announced Friday that two officers involved in the arrest of black women violently pulled from a car that was caught on video and posted on social media have been stripped of their police powers.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability and Cook County State's Attorney's office have launched separate investigations into police misconduct investigations related to the Sunday arrest of Mia Wright at Brickyard Mall in the Belmont Central neighborhood first reported by Block Club Chicago.

The video shows two police officers using batons to break the car window and pull a woman from the car. One officer can be seen holding the woman the ground with a knee on her neck.

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Around 3 p.m. Sunday, Wright was charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly being "assembled with 3 or more persons for the purpose of using force or violence to disturb the peace."

Police did not release further details. A spokesperson emailed a statement saying the police department "strives to treat all individuals our officers encounter with respect. ... Misconduct on the part of our officers will not be tolerated."

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she saw the video and said the incident is being investigated in the same manner as all misconduct allegations. "We don’t tolerate misconduct, period. It's as simple as that. There's a right and wrong way to do things," she said.

"We need to make sure we talk with our officers about time and distance and restraint. But if someone crosses the line we're not going to tolerate that."

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