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Public Comment – 31-1 Disapprove Of Lower Merion Police Handling Of Tasing Incident

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On Wednesday night (January 18), a large crowd attended a meeting of the Lower Merion Commissioners' Police Committee. During public comment, 31 people expressed their disapproval of the Lower Merion Police Department's handling of a January 8 traffic stop that resulted in a woman being tased by a township police officer. Joseph (Yossie) Abramson was the only one who stood up … [Read more...] about Public Comment – 31-1 Disapprove Of Lower Merion Police Handling Of Tasing Incident

Lower Merion Police Chief On Tasing Incident – “We Could Have Performed Better.”

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At a press conference today about a tasing incident that occurred during a traffic stop on January 8, Lower Merion Police Superintendent Michael McGrath maintained that his officers had done nothing illegal at the time of the stop. Still, McGrath acknowledged that "we could have done better." The press conference took at the Township Administraion Building and was convered by … [Read more...] about Lower Merion Police Chief On Tasing Incident – “We Could Have Performed Better.”