Teenage girl tackled, injured by Edmonton police officer in case of mistaken identity

I thought they were trafficking me sorry Halen hamco white still can't believe what happened earlier this week as she walked toward Londoner mall I had an unmarked SUV come pull up to me and they said that they were police and I didn't see any logos or nothing they didn't turn on their lights at all the 17-year-old says the man told her if she ran she'd be taste and she panicked and took off one of the men tackled her on the street her face shows the road rash I didn't think they were real cops and I thought they were lying the 17-year-old thought she was fighting for her life wrestled into cuffs and put in the back of the car Haley found out the men were in fact police and she wasn't their Target in a statement Edmonton Police tell Global News the officers were in an unmarked vehicle responding to a domestic disturbance nearby a woman refusing to leave a house officers thought Hal was their suspect he said to me he's like I'm so sorry Haley like we were looking for some very bad people that match your description lawyer Tom angle says Sor doesn't cut it it should have been obvious to the police officer that she was resisting the arrest because she was terrified and not because she was a suspect Charlene NCO Haley's mom says she doesn't think all officers are bad but says incidents like this reflect poorly on police I taught my children to trust you the uniform I taught my children to go to them for help and the uniform hurt my child so who do you go to Haley her mom and angle all agree this entire ordeal easily could have been avoided you prevent it by turning on your flashing lights to identify yourself as police Edmonton Police say their Professional Standards branch is investigating and I have such high respect for them but now it's like totally deteriorated and it's like I can't I can't look get a cop the same ever again Sarah Ryan Global News

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