The Board of Estimates is set to pay $45,000 to a 56-year-old woman for injuries sustained after she was thrown to the ground and handcuffed by police who were investigating juveniles smoking marijuana at a gas station in West Baltimore.
Theresa R. Rouse had filed a civil lawsuit alleging false arrest, excessive force and violation of her civil rights arising from the May 7, 2016 noontime incident at a BP gas station at Monroe Street and Lafayette Avenue.
The plaintiff’s 13-year-old grandson was among those detained by police who had a standing request from the gas station’s owner to remove loiterers. (According to police, “over 200 calls for service related to violence, crime and illegal drug activity” had been recorded at the site since January 1, 2016.)
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