Aurora, Colorado: DA investigates after girls handcuffed in stolen car mix-up

DA investigates after girls handcuffed in stolen car mix-up

Prosecutors are investigating whether suburban Denver police officers should face criminal charges for putting four Black girls on the ground and handcuffing two of them after mistakenly suspecting they were riding in a stolen car, a district attorney said Friday. The incident Sunday attracted national attention after a video of the girls — some in tears — being detained in a parking lot spread on social media. The traffic stop happened in Aurora, where officers are also being investigated following the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain after he was placed in a chokehold last year. In the Sunday incident, officers ...

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