Cincinnati police officer uses TASER on 11-year-old girl for shoplifting at a local grocery store

Cincinnati police officer uses TASER on 11-year-old girl for ‘stealing food at a local grocery store’

  • Cincinnati police said that an officer used the taser around 9.30pm on Monday at a local Kroger in Spring Grove Village 
  • The police said that the pre-teen was suspected of shoplifting, placing a lot of food into her backpack
  • Officials said that anyone over the age of seven can have a taser used on them 
  • Pre-teen was charged with theft and obstruction of justice, police stated

A police officer used a taser on an 11-year-old girl at an Ohio grocery store, according to local authorities.  

Cincinnati police said that an officer used the taser around 9.30pm on Monday at a local Kroger in Spring Grove Village. 

The police said that the pre-teen was suspected of shoplifting, placing a lot of food into her backpack, WLWT reports. 

Cincinnati police said that an officer used the taser around 9.30pm on Monday at a local Kroger in Spring Grove Village

Police Chief Eliot Isaac announced that he was launching an investigation into the matter. 

‘There needs to be a complete investigation,’ said Vice Mayor Christopher Smitherman, according to Cincinnati.com. ‘It’s hard to understand why an 11-year-old would be tased. I expect answers in 24 hours.’

Taser guidelines state that they can be used on anyone who is over the age of seven, according to Lt. Steve Saunders.

Officials said that anyone over the age of seven can have a taser used on them (stock)

But they are to be used ‘for self-defense or to temporarily immobilize a subject who is actively resisting arrest.’ 

The 11-year-old child was charged with theft and obstruction of justice, police stated. 

She was taken to the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and then given to the care of a guardian. 

The responding officer had attempted to turn on his camera but was only able to get footage of the moments following the detainment, according to police. 

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