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Officer Investigated For Hitting Person With Squad Car: Police
The Anne Arundel County Police Department is investigating reports of a police officer hitting at least one person with his police car.
![An officer responding to a call about cars performing "racing-type maneuvers" in a Fort Meade parking lot is being investigated after he struck one person in the crowd with his patrol car.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/23352305/20191105/123058/styles/patch_image/public/police-lights-generic-at-night-shutterstock-54084688-1___05122821512.jpg)
FORT MEADE, MD β The Anne Arundel County Police Department is investigating reports of an officer from the Western District hitting at least one person with his police car that caused minor injuries to the individual. The officer was responding to a call from the Corridor Marketplace on Laurel-Ft. Meade Road at approximately 10 p.m. Nov. 2. where hundreds of people had gathered to watch vehicles perform "racing-type maneuvers."
According to the police department, the officer pulled his vehicle into the crowd of onlookers and that is when he hit a person. The officer has since been suspended while the incident is being investigated.
WJZ obtained footage off social media about the incident when the police cruiser hits one person. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Office of Professional Standards at 410-222-8741 or the TipLine 410-222-4700.
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