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Title: Officer Kicks Pursuit Suspect in Head After He Surrenders (VID)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeDVHGDvqs0
URL Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeDVHGDvqs0
Published: May 14, 2009
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Post Date: 2009-05-14 00:20:36 by Artisan
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#2. To: All, psusa, jethro tull, indietx, freepatriot32, *California list* (#0)
HERE is a short version with the direct kick.
#4. To: All (#3)
Cop Punts Suspect's Head; High Five Ensues http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/CHP-Pursues-Pickup-in- Diamond-Bar-Area-.html Fleeing from police, endangering lives earns boot to the head By OLSEN EBRIGHT Updated 5:47 PM PDT, Wed, May 13, 2009 174 Comments Post a Comment Print Email Share ShareDel.icio.us Buzz up! MySpace Digg Fark Facebook Buzz up! An officer kicks the head of a suspect surrendering to police. LOS ANGELES -- Despite lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread, a suspect -- who police say is a known gang member -- got a face full of police boot on Wednesday. Chief Responds to Video of Beating Watch VideoEl Monte Police Chief Tom Armstrong watches and responds to video of an officer kicking a suspect. El Monte Police Kick Suspect After Chase Watch VideoEl Monte Police kick a suspect after a long high-speed pursuit. The kicking cop added insult to injury by giving a post-beating high five. "I'm looking into it, and I don't have all the facts yet," said El Monte Police Chief Tom Armstrong, who watched the video in a KNBC-TV newsvan. "I worked internal affairs for four years and I have learned that you do not make a decision in a vacuum," Armstrong said. "I do not know what was in the mind of that officer, as to why he did that. I saw the individual turn his head toward the officer." As for the officer with a flashlight seen striking the suspect in the video, Armstrong said, "...it appears (the suspect) had his arm underneath his body. You cannot see what was in his hand." "This is going to be looked into, and it should be. ...I'm not here to make a decision or tell you what that officer did was overtly wrong until I know all the facts," Armstrong said. Lt. Chuck Carlson of the El Monte Police Department said the department's Internal Affairs Unit will investigate to see if excessive force was used. "There were some phone calls from some citizens. One of the news copters had video they thought showed excessive force," Carlson said. Late Wednesday afternoon, the driver was identified as 23-year-old Richard Rodriguez of El Monte. Rodriguez was booked on suspicion of felony evading. He also was held for possible parole violation, meaning he is not eligible for bail. Rodriguez is a known gang member, Carlson said. He was making hand signs during the pursuit forming an F, "as in the El Monte Flores gang sign." The pursuit began about 1:30 p.m. at an attempted traffic stop in El Monte, Calif., police said. Authorities tried to stop the motorist for a traffic violation, said California Highway Patrol Officer Jose Nunez. Rodriguez opted to keep going, heading onto the eastbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway, then exited in Baldwin Park, police said. The driver had two passengers in the car, but when the vehicle came to a stop in traffic, one of them jumped out and surrendered to police. The driver, however, sped off again, and unidentified objects were thrown out of the car. The driver used a sidewalk to avoid traffic before getting back onto the eastbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway, where he was met by two patrol units. Going about 85 mph, Rodriguez took the 10 to the southbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway and exited on Whittier Boulevard, where the car immediately slammed into a sport utility vehicle. One of the occupants was taken into custody almost immediately and Rodriguez ran to the back of a nearby apartment complex and was arrested there. This wasn't the only police pursuit of the day. A driver in a red pickup led about 20 California Highway Patrol units on a nearly hour-long chase in Corona.
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#3. To: All (#2)
Replies to Comment # 3. video of the kick and high five afterwards at link below
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