ZitatA man in Brighton, Colo., is demanding an apology from the city's police department for handcuffing him in front of his daughter before briefly detaining him in a patrol car on Sunday. The reason, per Denver TV station KDVR: He was playing T-ball in an empty park.
Matt Mooney said a group of officers approached him, asked for his identification and said he was violating state social distancing guidelines. There are no laws in Colorado banning people from going to parks, however; the park Mooney visited has a sign specifically allowing gatherings of fewer than five people. Mooney's 6-year-old daughter and wife were with him.
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Brighton police have said an investigation into its treatment of Mooney is underway.
"The Brighton Police Department is currently conducting an investigation into a situation that occurred late this afternoon at Donelson Park," the department wrote in a Sunday statement on Facebook. "This is an active investigation and we are unable to provide additional information until the investigation is complete."
ZitatA man in Brighton, Colo., is demanding an apology from the city's police department for handcuffing him in front of his daughter before briefly detaining him in a patrol car on Sunday. The reason, per Denver TV station KDVR: He was playing T-ball in an empty park.
Matt Mooney said a group of officers approached him, asked for his identification and said he was violating state social distancing guidelines. There are no laws in Colorado banning people from going to parks, however; the park Mooney visited has a sign specifically allowing gatherings of fewer than five people. Mooney's 6-year-old daughter and wife were with him.
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Brighton police have said an investigation into its treatment of Mooney is underway.
"The Brighton Police Department is currently conducting an investigation into a situation that occurred late this afternoon at Donelson Park," the department wrote in a Sunday statement on Facebook. "This is an active investigation and we are unable to provide additional information until the investigation is complete."