The Phoenix Police Department is investigating after an officer was caught on cell phone video sweeping a man's leg after handcuffing him, while another officer pointed a gun at a pregnant mother and her two daughters.
The Phoenix Police Department has opened an investigation into how officers treated two shoplifting suspects, after a witness provided cellphone video showing one of the officers sweeping the leg of a handcuffed man as another points his gun at a car with two children inside."The Phoenix Police Department takes all allegations of misconduct seriously and for this reason, this incident is currently being investigated by the Professional Standards Bureau," Phoenix Police Sgt.
The footage begins with a man lying face-down on the pavement as an officer cuffs his hands behind his back.The officer then yanks him up, slams him against a marked police vehicle and sweep-kicks his right leg out from under him."I'm sorry," the man replies. The officer holsters his weapon and talks with the woman, who has a baby on her hip with another small child standing next to her.
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