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Mother presses Roanoke council for transparency and police accountability after son’s forceful encounter
Summary
During the citizen-comment period, Bernadette Lark urged council to investigate and provide transparency after her son was, she said, “brutally attacked” by police officers on private property; she said sharing video widely jeopardized his safety and called for changes in city leadership and accountability.
Bernadette Lark told the Roanoke City Council Tuesday that she is seeking transparency and accountability after what she described as a forceful police encounter involving her son on March 18, which she said was captured on video.
Lark said she received threats after posting the video and told council the incident occurred on private property while her son was…
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