Providence police, mayor’s office to investigate video showing officers hitting arrestee

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A video posted to social media showed Providence police punching at a man as they arrested him and put him in a cruiser.

An arrest report from the department said the incident occurred on April 24.

Police alleged that 30-year-old William Mitchell resisted arrest, kicking, berating, and spitting at officers…

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