{"id":54,"date":"2023-01-10T19:15:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T19:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/?p=54"},"modified":"2023-01-10T19:15:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T19:15:42","slug":"video-nypd-cop-pummels-14-year-old-girl-in-the-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/10\/video-nypd-cop-pummels-14-year-old-girl-in-the-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: NYPD cop pummels 14-year-old girl in the head"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"l-shared-sec-outer show-mobile\">\n<div class=\"l-shared-sec\">\n<div class=\"l-shared-items effect-fadeout is-color\">An officer in the New York City Police Department (NYPD) was caught on video delivering hammer fist strikes to a 14-year-old girl, hitting her in the head as he intervened in an after school fight. The officer has since been suspended without pay, pending an investigation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e-ct-outer\">\n<div class=\"entry-content rbct clearfix is-highlight-shares\">\n<p>On Tuesday, New York Times Magazine contributing writer Jody Rosen shared a video of the altercation, which the writer said he originally saw\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cm-ZjH8KS_s\/\">shared<\/a>\u00a0on an Instagram account.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Breaking%20Newspapers&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1610470260158636034&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fbreakingnewspapers.com%2F2023%2F01%2F09%2Fvideo-nypd-cop-pummels-14-year-old-girl-in-the-head%2F&amp;sessionId=c11bc31c577a71829375a1bd38d4dfd41a6675fb&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=a3525f077c700%3A1667415560940&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1610470260158636034\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The video showed multiple\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/?s=police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">officers<\/a>\u00a0grabbing at an individual before one of the officers began bringing his fist down repeatedly over the back of that individuals head. Other people in the crowd appeared to join in the scuffle and some individuals appeared to be trying to get between the officer and the individual he was striking.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, an NYPD Twitter account announced, \u201cLast evening, the NYPD became aware of an incident that occurred on Staten Island where officers responded to a fight between a group of youths. The actions of those officers is under investigation by the Internal Affairs Bureau. At this time, one officer has been suspended.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Breaking%20Newspapers&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1610604414448066560&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fbreakingnewspapers.com%2F2023%2F01%2F09%2Fvideo-nypd-cop-pummels-14-year-old-girl-in-the-head%2F&amp;sessionId=c11bc31c577a71829375a1bd38d4dfd41a6675fb&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=a3525f077c700%3A1667415560940&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1610604414448066560\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The NYPD tweet did not directly specify if the altercation it was describing was the same as the one captured in the video footage. In a Wednesday\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1610678045714845697?s=20&amp;t=W77jUBypSJPlXVBD-OZJ1w\">press conference<\/a>\u00a0New York City Mayor Eric Adams did address the video of the officer using hammer fist strikes against a teenaged individual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not pleased with what I saw,\u201d Adams said during the press conference. He said he spoke with NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell about the incident and said she suspended the officer shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>Adams said the officer\u2019s actions were in response to an altercation where a young girl was being attacked by two other children near school grounds. Adams said an internal investigation will look at the officer\u2019s body camera footage as well as the video that was posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Public Information Julian Phillips\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/04\/nyregion\/nypd-officer-suspended.html\">told<\/a>\u00a0the New York Times that NYPD officers had intervened to stop the after-school fight, but as one of the officers tried to arrest one of the individuals involved, a 14-year-old girl who was part of the altercation grabbed at the officer\u2019s handcuffs and struck him in the head.<\/p>\n<p>The 14-year-old girl, Kyonna Robinson, came forward to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/04\/nypd-cop-suspended-after-punching-teen-girl-in-viral-video\/\">speak to<\/a>\u00a0the New York Post about the altercation. Robinson said she had jumped into the brawl, which had initially involved her sister.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen everyone was just in handcuffs and my sister [was] in handcuffs,\u201d Robinson told the New York Post. \u201cAnd I went up to my sister and asked the cops, \u2018What are you doing?\u2019 and he pushed me and then I hit him two times and then he hit me 11 times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A police source told the New York Post that the 14-year-old hit the police officer first, but said the amount of force the officer used was extreme.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD has not officially identified the suspended officer, but the New York Times described him as a 14-year Police Department veteran assigned to the 121st Precinct on Staten Island. The New York Post said sources identified one of the officer\u2019s in the altercation as Nicholas Scalzo.<br \/>\nSORUCE<a href=\"https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2023\/01\/video-nypd-cop-pummels-14-year-old-girl-in-the-head\/\">\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An officer in the New York City Police Department (NYPD) was caught on video delivering hammer fist strikes to a 14-year-old girl, hitting her in the head as he intervened in an after school fight. The officer has since been suspended without pay, pending an investigation. 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