social media video arrest
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Release from Cincinnati Police reguarding arrest ivral video on social media.TRANSCRIPT
For Immediate Release March 4, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT: Lt. Steve Saunders,[email protected] or (513) 368-1353
Response to Video of Arrest on Social Media
The Cincinnati Police Department was recently made aware of a video posted to social media that captured a portion of an arrest involving a CPD officer and a citizen. The arrest occurred on February 6th and the trial is currently underway. The video in question was posted to Facebook on March 1, 2016. “We take all citizen concerns and complaints seriously. As such, the incident is under investigation by both the Internal Investigations Unit of the Cincinnati Police Department and the Citizen Complaint Authority, which provides a neutral, independent review of the incident,” said Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot K. Isaac. “We are committed to transparency and will provide further information once we have allowed both the criminal trial and the administrative investigations to run their course.” The defendant, Mr. Charles Harrell has been contacted to complete a citizen complaint.
By: Lieutenant Stephen W. Saunders, Public Information Officer