Dillon’s answer to the question about how Westminster can be more welcoming to McDaniel students was that he would bridge that gap by developing ways to get kids from the campus to downtown and by working with businesses to offer incentives to encourage students to visit their establishments.
A Westminster Police officer is under review after he was caught on video punching a handcuffed woman while trying to arrest her.
California law enforcement officials are investigating after a police officer was caught on video punching handcuffed a woman twice while trying to arrest her – until two fellow officers stepped in to stop him, according to authorities.
A Westminster Police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave while the Westminster Police Department (WPD) Internal Affairs Division and the Orange County District Attorney s Office review his actions against a 34-year-old assault suspect while he was arresting her on Wednesday evening, officials announced in a Thursday press release.
The Westminster Police officer has been placed on administrative leave while an internal affairs investigation takes place
Cellphone footage shows the officer and another cop forcibly take the woman down before he starts punching her in the head
A third officer immediately scolds the officer as his peers push him away from the woman.
Police were called to the home after getting calls that a female adult suspect was assaulting another woman who was trying to rescue a dog running in the street
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A handcuffed woman became combative, according to reports, when a Westminster Police officer punched her twice, according to reports. (Shutterstock)
WESTMINSTER, CA The Orange County District Attorney s Office will investigate the excessive use-of-force allegations against a Westminster Police officer caught on a smartphone video punching a handcuffed woman in the face.
That officer, whose name has not been released, has been placed on administrative leave during a subsequent investigation of their actions.
On Wednesday at about 4 p.m., three Westminster Police officers arrived at the scene on the 14100 block of Locust Street. There, a woman, identified as Ciomara Garcia of Westminster, was accused of assaulting another woman who was trying to rescue a dog running down the street, Westminster Commander Alan Iwashita said.