Rochester Police officer investigated after pepper spraying mother near toddler
The officer has been placed on administrative duty after using pepper spray on a shoplifting suspect carrying her 3-year-old child in her arms.
Credit: AP
This image taken body camera video released by the Rochester, N.Y., Police Department on Friday, March 5, 2021, shows an officer struggling to subdue a woman suspected of shoplifting who tried to escape with her 3-year-old child in her arms on Feb. 22, 2021. A Rochester police officer has been placed on administrative duty after using pepper spray on the woman, authorities said Friday. (Rochester Police Department via AP)