Nightside Report Aug. 10, 2021: Detroit officer did right thing by not reacting as woman danced on top of police SUV, chief says; Beaumont Health urges schools to require masks to protect students from COVID
DPD head applauds officer for restraint after woman dances on top of police cruiser
Chief: Detroit officer did right thing by not reacting as woman danced on top of police SUV
DETROIT – Video is being shared on social media of a woman dancing on top of a Detroit police SUV.
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Detroit Police Department’s interim Chief James White said officers inside the SUV did the right thing by not reacting.
The incident happened over the weekend on Detroit’s east side. Members of the Detroit police crowd management team were sent to the area to break up a party.
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