(Cranston, RI)--The chief of police in Cranston says corrective action has been taken against an officer involved in last Friday's incident with a pack of ATV and dirt bike riders.Authorities initially claimed Shyanne Boisvert, one of the three people arrested during the incident, had initiated contact with a policeman, but security video reported by WJAR-TV shows her backing away before the arresting officer took her to the ground.That officer then appeared to have his legs partially run over by an ATV rider; later, he pushed Boisvert into a police cruiser while swearing at her.Police Chief Michael Winquist told Channel 10 the department expects professional conduct even in trying circumstances, but noted the officer was in pain from being struck by the ATV.And he said Boisvert was being noncompliant by not voluntarily getting into the cruiser.
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