Video: Watch a teen girl being hit by a police officer at the mall

A 14-year-old girl was filmed and held up violently after police objected to her arrest Thursday at Coral Square Mall in Coral Springs.

The teenager is seen in a cell phone video taken by a passer-by. She is face down, lying on her stomach and on the ground, and is struck twice by a policeman in uniform on the side while another policeman holds her underfoot.

The video was provided to the Miami Herald by a person who asked to remain anonymous.

According to a Coral Springs police publication on Facebook, the video, currently circulating on the Internet, does not tell the whole story.

"As with all posts on social networks, this only shows the end of the story, not the complete incident that led to the arrest," reads the statement. which then explains what would have happened.

"The agents were called to the mall by security about unruly teenagers, who harassed customers and caused trouble. When meeting with security, an officer was arrested by a mother, who reported that her 5-year-old child had been pushed to the ground by one of the teenagers. "

The message says that the girl seen in the video was seen hitting another teenage client.

The security services have asked the Coral Springs agents to issue a warning for property breach and ban the teens at the mall, which they have done. Before the police departed, they received another call regarding another incident. The teens who had been barred had returned to the mall. After the detention of one of the teenagers, the teenage girl in the video began to swear, "trying to incite other teenagers."

The police tried to put her in custody. They then stated that she had started "fighting and resisting arrest".

To force her to comply, the police said that the teenager "was hit on the side to release her clenched fists". After being handcuffed and placed in the patrol car, she "violently kicked one of the policemen".

The girl was taken to the police department, identified and transferred to the juvenile assessment center.

"The Coral Springs Police Department believes in transparency," the department said in a separate statement. "It is important that people have all the facts before they quickly judge an officer's actions when they face calls for service involving violent suspects, regardless of their age and gender." . "