Thursday, October 15, 2009

Roseville man alleges Minneapolis police brutality (KARE)

Roseville man alleges Minneapolis police brutality:

In the last several weeks, Minneapolis police officers sworn to uphold the law have been under fire, some for allegedly breaking it and others for putting the department in a light that has some members of the public questioning its integrity. It's the last thing police chief Tim Dolan wants anyone to think. "We wanted to make sure that people know things aren't running amok in the Minneapolis Police Department," says Dolan. Last month, a police car video surfaced showing officers kicking and punching a man while arresting him. This week, we learned seven Minneapolis officers are named in a state report for allegedly committing crimes as members of the metro gang strike force. And now, there's another video of an alleged beating of a suspect at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer...

Kastner gets out on the passenger side, his attorney says, without resistance... And that's when the alleged beating begins. Officer Appledorn is seen on the video repeatedly striking Kastner...

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