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Police present bodycam footage after armed‑disturbance call; child briefly seen on ground
Summary
Police showed body‑camera footage and described a response to an armed‑disturbance call at Santiago's Market and nearby locations. Officers say they followed policy, the child and mother were released after review, and the department will review training and procedures for incidents involving children.
Winter Haven City police officials on a recorded briefing described their response to an armed‑disturbance call at Santiago's Market that moved to a nearby parking area and the American Legion, showing body‑camera video in which a child is seen on the ground as officers took a person into custody.
The police spokesperson said officers responded to a 911 dispatch that initially described an armed robbery and provided a vehicle description, later identifying a red Nissan Altima. “The call originally came out as an armed robber with a firearm,” the police spokesperson said, adding that dispatch later reclassified the call to an armed disturbance. The spokesperson said four officers first arrived in the area and that a K‑9 officer gave the initial commands during the encounter.
The police spokesperso…
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