NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Video of a lady being arrested at Manhattan’s Riverside Park is sparking outrage on-line.
Her crime was strolling her canines with out leashes.
Dora Marchand, 29, says at first, officers have been going to offer her a warning, however they positioned her in handcuffs when she couldn’t present them any ID, which she says she left at her condo.
Marchand says she was taken to a holding cell and left handcuffed for 2 hours earlier than she was launched.
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“I used to be fairly calm the entire time, like, I didn’t, like, curse them out,” she stated. “They put me in a cell on my own … I felt like they have been treating me like a legal.”
The Parks Division, nonetheless, is defending the officers’ actions, saying the video doesn’t present Marchand turning into confrontational when she was requested for ID.
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Editor’s be aware: This story first appeared on August 13.
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