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Richfield officer seen striking teen must be reinstated, arbitrator says

A Richfield police officer who was seen on video striking a Somali-American teenager in the fall of 2015 must be reinstated to the force, an independent arbitrator said Wednesday, and police officials in the first-ring suburb aren't happy about that.

Officer Nate Kinsey had been fired by the city of Richfield. Instead, the arbitrator said, he will serve a three-day suspension and again be a member of the department.

"We are extremely disappointed with the arbitrator's decision," Richfield Police Chief Jay Henthorne said in a news release Wednesday. "We do not agree with this decision nor do we condone this type of behavior.

http://www.startribune.com/richfield-officer-seen-striking-somali-teen-must-be-reinstated-arbitrator-says/408558735/

 

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