Police in Fort Worth, Texas, fired an officer Wednesday after an investigation into a complaint about the use of force during a woman's arrest.
The department said Chief Neil Noakes terminated Officer Matthew Kreuger after they said the level of force used to arrest a woman last summer was unjustified and violated departmental policy.Kreuger was among a group of officers responding to a hit-and-run call on Foch Street at about 3:30 a.m. on June 23, where police said someone crashed into a vehicle and building before running away on foot.
The police department shared the officer's body camera video, which included audio. In that video, an officer exited his police SUV and said,"Caroline, we're busy. Go to the other side of the street." She responded,"No, I'm not going to. What for? There's no investigation, no nothing." The officer told her to go to the other side of the street or get arrested and that he wouldn't warn her again.
"After a thorough review of the Internal Affairs investigation, Officer Krueger’s chain of command determined that the level of force used was unjustified and violated departmental policy," the department said."Police Chief Neil Noakes concurred with the chain of command’s determination and terminated Officer Krueger’s employment with the department.
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