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Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
Wed May 27, 2020, 01:52 AM May 2020

Orlando police sergeant who allowed 6-year-old's arrest at school admitted he didn't know policy, re

Orlando police sergeant who allowed 6-year-old’s arrest at school admitted he didn’t know policy, records show
By TESS SHEETS
ORLANDO SENTINEL |
FEB 26, 2020 | 6:45 PM

- video at link -

An Orlando police sergeant who allowed reserve Officer Dennis Turner to arrest a 6-year-old at a charter school in September was disciplined recently after admitting he didn’t know the department’s policy on arresting juveniles at the time.

An Internal Affairs investigation obtained by the Orlando Sentinel Wednesday evening shows Turner and Officer Sergio Ramos contacted Sgt. Douglas Andreacchi, Ramos’ supervisor, during at least one of two arrests of children Turner made at the school that day. However, Andreacchi didn’t contact the on-duty watch commander for approval, as policy required when arresting a child younger than 12, records show.

At the conclusion of the investigation, Andreacchi was given an 8-hour suspension, records show. Turner was fired days after the arrests, which prompted a national firestorm of outrage.

The Sentinel obtained the documents days after publishing body camera video of 6-year-old Kaia Rolle’s arrest, which showed her wailing as Turner and Ramos zip-tied her hands behind her back and led her to a police cruiser outside the charter school, where Turner was working as a school resource officer that week.

“No ... no, don’t put handcuffs on!” she cried as Ramos bound her hands.

Read more: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ne-dennis-turner-kaia-rolle-opd-investigation-20200226-tzflezycdnfpvjlu74lqwaltva-story.html

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tulipsandroses

(5,090 posts)
2. WTF is wrong with these people? Along with the officer, school personnel that decided to call police
Wed May 27, 2020, 02:04 AM
May 2020

should be fired. How about calling the child's parents or guardians to pick her up if the school thought she was acting out and school could not handle it. Instead of calling law enforcement. She's six years old for crying out loud. Do these people have children? grandchildren? nieces, nephews? How about just being a human with empathy. Caring for this child would have included, not inflicting trauma on her.

MyOwnPeace

(16,887 posts)
4. Might be interesting
Wed May 27, 2020, 07:31 AM
May 2020

to check out the discipline policy and record of that Charter school. Maybe following policies of Secretary Betsy's $$$ companies!

machoneman

(3,951 posts)
5. Bad as that cop was, the real issue is who called the cops and why. The teacher or head adminstrator
Wed May 27, 2020, 10:04 AM
May 2020

should be investigated and likely fired. A lawsuit needs to be filed to make the school feel real punishment as well.

Just think of how this little girl will live in fear, likely forever, of any cops and teachers. So sad......................

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