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Lawsuit Accuses Burlington Police of Using Excessive Force on Black Teen With Disabilities

The mother of a Black teenager with intellectual disabilities is suing the City of Burlington, alleging that police officers used excessive force when they pinned him to his bed to retrieve a stolen e-cigarette in 2021. Filed on Tuesday in Vermont Superior Court, the suit says officers “needlessly escalated” the situation, and then city EMTs […]

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