Winnipeg man accuses police of confiscating camera memory card
A Winnipeg man is accusing the city's police force of confiscating his camera's(from: http://www.office-products-suppliers.com/Buy-camera/) memory card after he took pictures of another man who had been shot by officers with a stun gun .
But police are denying the charge, saying Paul St. Laurent got all his property back
St. Laurent said his memory card was taken after he arrived at the scene of a suspected car theft Tuesday night. He said by the time he got there, police had already shot a man with their Tasers. The man was not seriously injured.
"I kept my distance, I was no closer than any of the spectators there. I took quite a few pictures. And by this time, the officers were starting to focus on me now," he said.
St. Laurent said he was handcuffed and taken to a police cruiser for 15 minutes.
'Eventually [the police officer] opened the car door, he took the cuffs off and he said 'Here's your camera.' I opened it up and there's no memory card(from: http://www.office-products-suppliers.com/buy-memory_card/)," St. Laurent said.
St. Laurent said he's already spoken to the police Professional Standards Unit and the Law Enforcement Review Agency.
He said the officer claims he gave everything back to him, meaning it comes down to St. Laurent's word against him.
But Const. Jason Michalyshen, a spokesman for the Winnipeg police, said no piece of equipment was seized.
"He was detained for a period of time along with some equipment that he may have had with him. He left with that equipment," Michalyshen said.
Michalyshen said St. Laurent was detained for ignoring repeated requests by officers to get out of the crime scene and not for taking pictures.
"This individual was causing a disturbance and making it more difficult for these officers to do their job," he said.
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