Friday, August 21, 2009

Police to change review policy for dash cam videos (MPR)

Police to change review policy for dash cam videos:
Minneapolis police officials say they will make minor changes to the department's policy on videos recorded from police vehicles. The updates are a response to a videotaped incident in which officers kicked and punched a man who they say resisted before he was arrested. The changes will mean more videos will get reviewed... The video of a traffic stop recorded in February shows an officer struggling to wrestle 42-year-old Derryl Jenkins to the ground. Backup units arrive and several of those officers punch and kick Jenkins as they try to handcuff him. Jenkins sustained cuts and bruises and was briefly hospitalized...

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