More at link.WAUWATOSA -- A man who is black was temporarily detained by Wauwatosa police over the Labor Day weekend while driving with his grandmother, who is white, on the way back from church. Officers called it a misunderstanding, while the family's attorney said the young man's rights were violated.
During a traffic stop around noon on Sept. 2 near Burleigh Street and Mayfair Road, dashcam video shows Wauwatosa police officers placed the 18-year-old man in handcuffs, and in the backseat of a squad car.
At one point, an officer also pulled his gun from his holster and pointed it toward the ground before going up to an older woman, still in the vehicle.
Bertrand said she also wants proof of the initial robbery report, and that police had reasonable suspicion to follow up.
"So now, just crazy people can come up to a police car and say, 'that car's being robbed?'" said Bertrand.
Police officer draws gun while "stopping" elderly white woman from being "robbed" by a scary black man (her grandson)
1Man detained: Police say it’s a ‘misunderstanding,’ attorney says his rights were violated