California: Rocklin police investigating after video shows officer unholster his firearm during arrest - Excessive Force?

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Rocklin police investigating after video shows officer unholster his firearm during arrest

21 September 2021

Rocklin Police Department is the subject of attention this week after video of an arrest was posted on social media, raising some concerns over use of force. The 57-second video only shows a portion of the interaction between a Rocklin officer and a man taken into custody on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Springview Drive. Lt. Scott Horrillo, spokesman for the Rocklin Police Department, said the officer responded to a call reporting a man in the area for harassing people at the Dutch Bros. coffee shop across the street Monday. The officer arrested the man on suspicion of being ...

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article254409544.html

 

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Rocklin police to review public intoxication arrest after reports of excessive force

20 September 2021

Video recorded Monday shows a man on the ground yell repeatedly as a Rocklin police officer pulls the man’s arm up and behind his back before placing handcuffs on him. In the video, viewers can hear the woman who is recording the video, saying the officer is pointing his gun at the man who is on the ground with his hands behind his back. “It’s awful to watch. It seems like it’s kind of business as usual though for police these days. They get away with anything,” said Christopher Kershner of Police Crime Victims. Rocklin police officials told FOX40 they ...

https://fox40.com/news/local-news/rocklin-police-to-review-public-intoxication-arrest-after-reports-of-excessive-force/