A Denver Department of Public Safety disciplinary order said officer Streeter was suspended for 10 days for firing pepper balls three times at people who did not pose a threat, and officer Archuleta was suspended for six days for using pepper spray on a woman sitting in her car.
Archuleta told investigators he immediately knew it was a mistake but did not think the woman was affected because she rolled up her window and started using her phone.
The Denver Post obtained the disciplinary order through a public records request.
Denver police internal affairs opened disciplinary cases after reviewing body camera footage.
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They’ll lose a total of 16 days’ pay.
Protesters and police clashed on the second night of protests in downtown Denver during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd on Friday, May 29, 2020. Protesters and police clashed on the second night of protests in downtown Denver during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd on Friday, May 29, 2020. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)
The Denver Department of Public Safety has suspended two police officers for using chemical weapons on harmless people during protests against racism and police violence that rocked the city and country last summer.
Officer Derek Streeter received a 10-day, unpaid suspension for firing pepper balls at people who posed no threat to him three separate times, according to a disciplinary letter first obtained by the Denver Post. The department suspended Officer Diego Archuleta for six days because he used pepper spray on a woman sitting in a car who also posed no threat, a se
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DENVER Two police officers in Denver have been suspended without pay after city officials said they used excessive force during racial justice protests last year sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Officers Derek Streeter and Diego Archuleta were the first in the department to be disciplined for excessive force during the protests, The Denver Post reported Tuesday.
Another officer was fired in June 2020 for posting a social media photo of himself wearing riot gear captioned “Let’s start a riot.”
A disciplinary order said officer Streeter was suspended for 10 days for firing pepper balls three times at people who didn’t pose a threat, and officer Archuleta was suspended for six days for using pepper spray on a woman in a car.
In reviewing body-worn camera footage that captured interactions between District 4 impact teams and citizens on the 1400 block of Logan Street, a sergeant flagged footage showing a woman in a small sport-utility vehicle who was expressing contempt for the officers action. Archuleta is said to have reacted to her asking What, they gonna kill this guy? by unleashing a blast from his OC fogger Oleoresin Capsaicin is the active ingredient in pepper spray at the woman s windshield before walking away.
When questioned about his actions, Archuletta admitted that I made a mistake.. As soon as I did that, I, you know, I wanted to remove myself, because I shouldn t ve OC-fogged her windshield.