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Video shows Santa Ana police officers punching man repeatedly during arrest, attorney says

KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles and WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Video shows Santa Ana police officers punching man repeatedly during arrest, attorney says.
The headline split KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "Video shows Santa Ana police officers punching man repeatedly during arrest, attorney says". KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "Video of Santa Ana police pulling man to ground, punching him during arrest prompts use-o...".
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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Oct 5, 11:16 PM

Video shows Santa Ana police officers punching man repeatedly during arrest, attorney says

The Santa Ana Police Department is investigating the actions of two officers who were allegedly caught on camera throwing a man to the ground and repeatedly punching him and striking him wi...

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Oct 6, 1:35 AM

Video of Santa Ana police pulling man to ground, punching him during arrest prompts use-of-force investigation

A video showing Santa Ana officers pulling a man to the ground and punching him during his arrest has prompted a police use-of-force investigation.

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WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Oct 6, 12:59 AM

Man used AR rifle in deadly Spartanburg shooting, police say

The Spartanburg Police Department is investigating two separate shootings in one night.

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Radio New ZealandNews report · Oct 6, 12:13 AM

Man arrested, woman still missing after pair jumped into Ōpōtiki's Ōtara River to evade police

The man has been arrested in Gisborne and charged with dangerous driving and failing to stop.

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Oct 5, 11:16 PM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.

Oct 6, 12:13 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Oct 6, 12:59 AM: WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) joined the source map.

Oct 6, 1:35 AM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.