CHARLOTTE, N.C.: A police officer in North Carolina has been suspended for his handling of a traffic stop last year in which officers drew their weapons, broke car windows and that resulted in the driver of the vehicle suffering a broken elbow.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said in a news release Thursday that a review board in April determined that the arresting officers actions were consistent with department training and policy, but that his management of the encounter violated department policy. The unidentified officer received an 80-hour unpaid suspension, is ineligible for promotion for a period of two years and has been reassigned from his specialty unit, according to police.
On Dec. 5, 2019, officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department stopped a car near the Charlotte Douglas International…