A Sacramento father is suing the city for civil rights violations for excessive force after a police officer allegedly slammed his 16-year-old down on the pavement last year for being out past 10 p.m. in violation of the city’s curfew ordinance.
About 9:45 p.m. April 19, 2025, the teen and his two siblings were at Downtown Commons, according to the lawsuit, filed last month in federal court. Police officers on bicycles approached the children and asked where their rides were, telling them it was nearly 10 p.m. and that the area was closed for a private event.
One officer used the teen’s phone to call his father, who said he had ordered an Uber that was waiting nearby, the suit alleged. However, the Uber was not at the designated pickup location, so the children had to take another route to reach it…