"A 17-year-old boy who was arrested Friday appeared to have been pistol-whipped by an Anaheim police officer after allegedly attempting to carjack an SUV in Lynwood, according to authorities and video that went viral over the weekend on social media incorrectly claiming the officer was with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Anaheim police spokesman Sgt. Matt Sutter said officers were attempting to arrest the ninth and final suspect believed to have been involved in a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store on Jan. 23."
"The video shows an Anaheim officer wearing a black vest with Anaheim Police on the back moving in front of an SUV while the suspect at one point attempts to get into a back passenger door. The suspect then goes around toward the sidewalk and appears to put his hands up before the officer hits him in the face and another officer then tackles him to the ground."
"Anaheim police spotted the suspect in a car the area of School Street and Cedar Avenue around 2:15 p.m., Sutter said. The suspect got out of the car and ran into a home and scared those residents who then got out and ran for their own safety. The suspect ran again and officers attempted to deploy a Taser, but it didn't work, Sutter said."
A 17-year-old boy arrested in Lynwood appeared to have been pistol-whipped by an Anaheim police officer after allegedly attempting to carjack an SUV. Video shows an officer in an Anaheim Police vest move in front of the SUV as the suspect tries a rear passenger door, moves toward the sidewalk, appears to raise his hands, is struck in the face, and is tackled. Officers were attempting to apprehend the ninth suspect linked to a Jan. 23 smash-and-grab robbery. The suspect ran into a residence, fled again, resisted a Taser, attempted two carjackings, and had a gun, ski mask, vehicle-theft device and an outstanding felony warrant. Use of force is under internal review and Los Angeles backup was requested.
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