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State Police Investigating Potential 'Use Of Force' By Officers State Police Investigating Potential 'Use Of Force' By Officers
State Police Investigating Potential 'Use Of Force' By Officers Connecticut State Polie is investigating alleged excessive use of force by several officers during a traffic stop that ended with one person in the hospital after jumping off a 70-foot landing.  According to the state police, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, detectives from the Connecticut State Police were requested by the Hartford State’s Attorney’s Office to assume the investigation into the potential use of force incident in West Hartford. The investigation stems from an incident that occurred on I- 84 eastbound, Exit 46 ramp in the city of Hartford at approximately 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, inv…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Excessive? Video Of Black Woman's Arrest By White, Male Officers Is Under Investigation Excessive? Video Of Black Woman's Arrest By White, Male Officers Is Under Investigation
Excessive? Video Of Black Woman's Arrest By White, Male Officers Is Under Investigation Police have released bodycam footage of a controversial arrest of a black woman by multiple white, male officers in Hartford. The video is meant as an amendment to video of the incident recorded by bystanders and posted to Youtube. It is not clear how many bystander videos were taken, many people had their phones out. Many people are calling the arrest by Hartford Connecticut Police an excessive use of force. Bystander videos seem to show an officer with a knee on the woman. In a statement released late Monday, Sept. 21, Hartford Police said that there was no knee on the woman, but a knee…

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by Kristin Palpini