VIDEO: Philly Cop Hailed As A 'Beast' After Tackling Man Who Punched Her in Face
by Holly MatkinA Philadelphia police officer is being hailed as "a beast" after she tackled a combative man to the ground.
Philadelphia, PA – A female Philadelphia police officer fearlessly tackled a combative man who assaulted her and her male partner on Thursday, viral cell phone footage showed (video below).
The agency is aware of the incident, and the investigation as to what occurred is ongoing, the department told Blue Lives Matter on Friday morning.
The altercation occurred at approximately 1:25 p.m. in the 100-block of East Cambria Street, in an area near the West Kensington and Fairhill neighborhoods, Philadelphia Police Officer Troy Brown told the Philly Voice.
The officers seen in the video were “conducting a pedestrian investigation,” when a “23-year-old Hispanic male became involved, and a physical altercation ensued,” Officer Brown explained.
The male suspect, who was wearing a sleeveless, light-colored shirt, appeared to be arguing with a female Philadelphia police officer at the beginning of the video.
A male Philadelphia police officer quickly circled around the back of the irate male, and grabbed him by the lower part of his shirt as the man turned to face him.
“Don’t touch me,” the suspect said, as he attempted to push the officer away with his left hand.
When officer maintained his grip on the man’s shirt, the suspect reared back and punched him in the head with his right hand, the video showed.
The officer took as a step back as the man briefly advanced with both fists swinging.
The female officer then grabbed ahold of the suspect’s right arm, and he lowered his head and turned towards her while the male officer wrapped his arm around the man’s neck from behind.
A crowd of onlookers grew increasingly more volatile, and encircled the officers while yelling at them.
The suspect, who had a grip on the female officer’s shirt, suddenly lunged forward and began punching her in the head and upper body, causing the male officer to lose his hold on the man.
The male officer fell backwards against the hood of a patrol vehicle, as the suspect lifted the female officer into the air, tearing her outer uniform shirt open.
He then pulled the female officer towards him, as she tried to escape his grasp.
The crowd moved in even closer, while the male officer desperately tried to yank the combative man away from his partner.
The female officer fought her way free, and the irate man swung his arms wildly, striking the male officer yet again.
As the male officer backed away from his blows, the female officer suddenly rushed the suspect from behind, tackling him to the ground.
The male officer struggled to hold the crowd at bay, while the female officer forced the violent suspect onto his stomach.
The male officer then deployed his Taser, hitting the man in the chest.
“Alright, alright, alright,” the suspect said, as he sat on the ground with his hands raised in the air.
“Ya’ll came out here and started it,” one onlooker told the officers, as the man removed the Taser probes from his chest just before the video ended.
The unnamed male suspect was arrested on multiple charges, including simple assault and aggravated assault, the Philly Voice reported.
Facebook user Lamont Randall posted the video on Thursday afternoon with the caption, "She's a beast."
It had over 200,000 views as of Friday.
Philadelphia Police Department declined to comment further on the incident.
You can watch the officers’ encounter with the irate man in the video below:
45 Responses
KCN
Aug 27, 2018 Those who got involved should be identified and arrested. These unruly knuckle heads are the same ones that will be calling on the Police when one of these thugs are beating on them?
PJBIRCH357
Aug 27, 2018 Good for her it sounds like the ass holes in the crowd should have been arrested too i guess it doesn't hurt when we police get beat up on.
Marlis
Aug 27, 2018 Everyone that got in the way needs to go to jail for obstruction. Assholes.
flagwaver
Aug 26, 2018 Why don't those black millionaire NFL players get off their knees and come into these black communities they claim are brutalised by cops and try to do something to educate these people about improving their neighborhoods. Instead they buy enormous mansions, jewelry , cars etc and complain about the plight of blacks and blame white America. God bless that female officer. God bless Blue Lives Matter and God bless our beautiful America.
Bryskee
Aug 26, 2018 Everyone of those fn bags of shit need cuffed. Run the fn mouth, try to stop an officer defending themselves from assault, ah hell no.
61mouse
Aug 25, 2018 Why do black people yell at the Tom of their damn lungs WTF
charlesjandecka
Aug 25, 2018 A female officer like her is needed on every shift!!
Dangerdoug
Aug 25, 2018 Stuff and cuff them ALL. Let the judge sort them out.
overwatcher
Aug 25, 2018 In cities all over the land, big and small, there are groups of "Free Loaders" lounging about and milling about in the daytime and sucking off the government "teats". Most of these are prolific breeders too. It seems many of them have expensive phones and using these, unruly crowds can form quickly. It's getting more and more dangerous for cops in these urban ghettos and it's gonna get worse because evil lying politicians, "news" types, and so called "community leaders" are stirring up anger. Nothing and nobody can stop this, not in "this life".
MiguelDominguez
Aug 25, 2018 Not that it matters, but why do massively overweight female ghetto crawlers insist on wearing spandex-tight, non-flattering clothing and nasty flip-flops? Never heard of "Dress for the body you have, not for the body you would like"? Is it a cultural thing, a proud display of how much excessive lard you pack, as a symbol of status? Maybe it's some kind of dress code to get a discount in Walmart? Jesus tapdancing Christ. As if I needed more incentive to wish they got tased until batteries dried out.