YouTube video shows Baltimore City police officer
throwing 14-year-old to the ground
Mon., Feb. 11, 2008 /Baltimore news
A video posted Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008 on YouTube.com
shows a Baltimore City police officer grabbing a
14-year-old skateboarder around the neck, throwing
him to the ground, forcefully pushing him back down
when he tries to get up, and confiscating his
skateboard at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. According to
a report by WJZ, the officer,
Salvatore Rivieri, a 17-year veteran of the
force, was suspended with pay Monday morning
pending an internal investigation of the
incident which took place sometime in the late
summer.
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