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Title: Pepper Spray, Taser Used In Hydrant Incident View count: 1413 Rating: 5.0 (4 ratings) Description: EAST HILLS (KDKA) ― Pittsburgh Police say officers acted properly during a dispute with residents in East Hills over a fire hydrant, but at least one resident says his home video proves otherwise. Five people were arrested - four juveniles and one adult - during the incident Sunday evening. It all started when some children were playing in an open fire hydrant on Wilner Drive just before 7 p.m. The mood was playful at that point. Security guards at the East Hills complex told police the playful mood disappear when the hydrant was turned off. People who live in the community claim police used excessive force - pulling guns, using pepper spray and allegedly using a taser to quiet the crowd. Pittsburgh Police say officers acted as they were trained to behave and maintain only an 18-year-old was tasered. People who live in the community believe a 54-year-old woman was tasered, but police officials are standing behind their officers. "We believe that the officers acted appropriately, that they acted as they were trained, and due to their training and professional conduct that more people were not seriously injured," Deputy Chief Paul Donald said. "There was only one person injured during the arrest and he was tased by one of the officers." People in the community believe the home video tells another story and also think that if the community swimming pool were open and if the children had somewhere to go the incident would not have happened. (© MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.) Tags: police, pittsburgh, taser, pepper, spray, hydrant, Author: Takash1Moto |
