Deputies told the girl and friends they were looking for a girl who stole a car.

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Deputies criticized for handcuffing 11-year-old Black girl on upstate NY sidewalk

Sheriff’s deputies detain unlucky schoolgirl in Syracuse, New York, after her clothing matches description of suspected joyrider

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Schoolgirl, 11, reduced to tears as she’s wrongly detained over car theft

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A widely seen video of an 11-year-old girl handcuffed and crying on a snowy sidewalk has prompted criticism of an upstate New York

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Deputies criticized for handcuffing 11-year-old Black girl on upstate New York sidewalk

The 11-year-old girl was handcuffed in Syracuse after sheriff's deputies said she was wearing the same clothes as a suspect they were searching for.

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11-year-old girl handcuffed when NY deputies mistake her for auto theft suspect

A terrified 11-year-old New York girl broke into tears when upstate deputies placed her in handcuffs for several minutes after mistaking her for a car thief, footage of the mix-up shows.

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New York schoolgirl, 11, breaks into tears as she’s handcuffed by deputies who wrongly identified her as car thief

A sheriff’s office in New York is defending a pair of deputies who detained and handcuffed an 11-year-old girl, arguing their actions were “reasonable” because the child matched the description of a suspect. The encounter unfolded Monday as deputies with the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office in Syracuse were on the hunt for a female who fled from a stolen gray Kia. She was among four suspects to run from the vehicle after a brief chase with law e…

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NY sheriff’s office defends deputies who cuffed 11-year-old in case of mistaken identity

The child was returning home from school in New York state when she was detained by authorities, causing her to break out in tears, video showed.

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Sheriff's Office Defends Handcuffing Of 11-Year-Old Girl Wrongly Identified As Car Thief

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A widely seen video of an 11-year-old girl handcuffed and crying on a snowy sidewalk has prompted criticism of an upstate New York sheriff's office, which changed its policy for detaining children during criminal investigations.

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“This situation was cleared up quickly, largely due to the juvenile’s disposition, patience, and cooperation,” the sheriff’s office said. The girl was...

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Sheriff defends deputies who detained and handcuffed 11-year-old girl after mistaking her for suspect

Police stopped her on the street and accused her of stealing a vehicle - The New York minor cried hysterically while being handcuffed and insisted she was innocent

Οι αστυνομικοί την σταμάτησαν στο δρόμο και την κατηγόρησαν ότι είχε κλέψει ένα όχημα - Η ανήλικη από τη Νέα Υόρκη έκλαιγε γοερά ενώ της περνούσαν χειροπέδες και επέμενε ότι είναι αθώα

Νέα Υόρκη: Αστυνομικοί μπέρδεψαν 11χρονη με κλέφτη και της πέρασαν χειροπέδες

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New York: Police mistook 11-year-old for thief and handcuffed her

The girl was handcuffed for about seven minutes before deputies determined she was not the person they were looking for, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies criticized for handcuffing 11-year-old Black girl on upstate New York sidewalk

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