AKRON, Ohio – Akron Mayor Shammas Malik says he is committed to a review and revision of the police department’s use-of-force policy following criticism of how the city handled the aftermath of a January incident in which a woman was body slammed by an officer.
Dierra Fields was being detained by police when she was thrown to the ground and handcuffed in an incident that an internal review determined followed the police department’s use-of-force policy.
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The city’s police review board and auditor, which is tasked with reviewing such decisions, disagreed with the decision and recommended discipline.
“Chief (Brian) Harding and APDs Internal Affairs, Office of Professional Standards and Accountability, went back and reviewed the incident again based upon their professional judgment. They did not agree with the auditors recommendation on the use of force,” Malik said during a news conference on Wednesday…