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Police Asking For Witnesses To Student Brawl In City Of Poughkeepsie Police Asking For Witnesses To Student Brawl In City Of Poughkeepsie
Police Asking For Witnesses To Student Brawl In City Of Poughkeepsie The City of Poughkeepsie Police is asking the public for help identifying witnesses to a fight that took place on Monday, March 11 involving a large group of students. The event, which took place around 4 p.m., Monday, March 11, in the area of Church Street and Hammersley Avenue, ended with the arrest of two juveniles and has resulted in claims from a mother that a City of Poughkeepsie officer used excessive force. The 17-second video shows a City of Poughkeepsie police officer throwing 15-year-old Jamela Barnett to the ground. Her mother is questioning the use of force by the off…

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by Kathy Reakes