Vineland police officer under investigation for excessive force

Tuesday, January 15, 2019
VINELAND, N.J. (WPVI) -- A Vineland police officer is under investigation for using excessive force against a man, leaving him in critical condition.

It happened around 4:20 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of Inspira Medical Center.
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Anastasia Oslin says an officer tried to arrest her 60-year-old father who was intoxicated.



In the process, she says, the officer threw her father to the ground to restrain him. He is now in the hospital with a fractured skull.



"The cop was wearing a body camera, so I want to see this footage to see what was the real story and why they needed have so much force on him," Oslin said.
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The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the incident.
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