Internal investigation clears Colorado Springs police officers of using excessive force on BLM protester
Six officers — including one who provoked the ire of community activists for posting “Kill Em All” online about Black Lives Matters protesters — were cleared in an internal investigation of allegations of excessive force in subduing a protester in June, according to Colorado Springs police. Sgt. Keith Wrede, who under a fake name on Facebook, called in July for protesters to be killed, and Officer Robert Thymian were reprimanded for not turning on their body-worn camera as officers struggled to handcuff the protester, the Internal Affairs report stated. Internal Affairs, which looks...