""While we cannot comment further on an active investigation or pending claim, we want to assure the public that the Brentwood Police Department is committed to treating all individuals with dignity and respect in every call they respond to, and to following established procedures designed to ensure transparency and accountability," the statement says, referencing a legal claim - a precursor to a lawsuit - filed Monday by Ramirez's family."
"The legal claim alleges that the department left out key details surrounding Ramirez's Sept. 26 arrest and Oct. 3 death, and that the family's attorney hired a private investigator who interviewed eyewitnesses. Police say Ramirez "was placed under a citizen's arrest at the request of a family member" during a "family dispute" and that the "approximately 70" year-old woman "attempted to flee the scene.""
Brentwood police publicly acknowledged that 72-year-old Yolanda Ramirez died after going unresponsive in the back of a patrol car six weeks earlier. An officer had arrested Ramirez on Sept. 26 on suspicion of a misdemeanor during a family dispute after she allegedly yelled into her brother's window and attempted to take him to a doctor's appointment. Police stated Ramirez was placed under a citizen's arrest, attempted to flee, and that officers called for medical backup when she appeared to have a medical issue. Ramirez was hospitalized the day of her arrest and died Oct. 3. A legal claim alleges the department omitted key details, and the family's attorney hired a private investigator to interview eyewitnesses.
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