Video filmed by a neighbour captured the altercation on Saturday evening as police dragged a woman from a cruiser and held her down before putting her back in the vehicle.
The family of a Smiths Falls, Ont., woman is demanding justice after a video surfaced online that appears to show the woman being dragged from a police cruiser and held to the ground after her arrest.
The video, posted anonymously on social media, appears to show one of the officers dragging the handcuffed woman by her left leg from the back seat of Smiths Falls Police Service cruiser parked at a crosswalk. The officer then appears to pin the woman to the ground for about 20 seconds before pulling her to her feet and pushing her back into the car.
Sarah Black, who told CBC she’s the sister of the woman in the video, said she and her parents were …