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Old Harbour cop taken off duty as probe launched into incident captured on viral video

by April 19th, 2018

Yet another video is being circulated on social media which raises concern about the interaction between police and citizens.

The video shows a man being taken by cops to the Old Harbour police station in St. Catherine.

A crowd is seen following the cop and man, with some persons appealing for the officer to let him go.

It appears among other things, that the man was hit in the face.

When contacted Head of the St. Catherine South Police Superintendent Clive Blair says the matter has been reported and an investigation launched.

He says the man was arrested and charged for a traffic breach.

He says statements have been collected from alleged eye witnesses and the officer involved has been taken off duty, pending investigations.

 

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