Utah police officers respond to an assault call with a sensory bag. The result speaks volumes.
Police have a difficult job to do. They’re usually the first to be called, even when the caller isn’t sure what is needed. This means that some calls require a more specialized approach than a typical crime response. In Salt Lake City, Utah, police officers found themselves in need of that specialized approach. Luckily for them and the people involved, the officers who arrived had been training for this day.
The Salt Lake City Police Department received a call saying there was an assault against an elderly woman in progress. This turned out to be true, sort of. The body camera video was uploaded to the police department’s Instagram account. In it, you see an officer running to a parked SUV where a teen is grabbing at an elderly woman and seemingly resisting police commands. In most cases, this would result in a more forceful approach, but the officers on the scene noticed something other officers may miss.
The woman, who may be the child’s grandmother or caregiver, is pleading with the officers not to separate her from the boy. She admits that the child is kicking her, as the boy screams he doesn’t care. Something about the........
