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Get off of me. I don't want to go to jail. >> What you want? >> Oh my god. >> 14 federal lawsuits since 2021. Seven of them name the same officer, Doug Olrich of the Covington Police Department. And somehow every single one ends the same way. No liability, no discipline, no change. [Music] I was scared. I was hurt. I was in pain. It was just like literally nothing I thought that I would ever have to deal with. >> Kathleen Kites is suing Covington police for excessive use of force. >> A lot of pain. It I was actually like in shock. Her lawsuit is one of 14 filed against Covington police officers in the last 5 years. It's the seventh case to name officer Doug Olrich as a defendant. >> How you doing, dear? >> Hi. >> You okay? >> Why? >> We got a call about you in your truck. >> What about >> I I'm not entirely sure, but somebody called and said you were suicidal or something. >> Olrich is a 14-year veteran of the Coington PD. His personnel file is full of praise for his proactive style of policing, which takes drugs, guns, and DUI suspects off the streets. >> WCPO9 calls it proactive policing. The victims call it assault under color of law. >> He's trained more than 80 officers how to run a traffic stop. He's never been suspended or reprimanded for using excessive force. >> And there's the part that should make your blood boil. Officer Olrich has personally trained over 80 other officers. 80. Teaching them his version of proactive policing. And despite seven lawsuits, he's never once been reprimanded for using excessive force. >> You're going to step out. >> Why? >> If you don't step out, I'm going to pull you out of the car, and I really don't want to do that. >> I'm just going to check you for weapons. Turn up. Put your hands around. >> Wait, why? Wait a minute. Why? I'm getting out. Olrich and officer Sha Sinori were called to the parking lot of a Fourth Street liquor store just after midnight on October 27th. Kites was sitting in her boyfriend's truck hours after they broke up. >> I told you we're just going to patch you down for weapons. Okay. >> Why are you grabbing me? >> Cuz you're shoving into me and acting stupid. >> Police charged Kites with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. But that wasn't the worst thing that happened to her that night. See, why do you have to be >> All right, here's the deal. That's why you're >> take you to jail. Why? >> Because you're being idiot to me. >> So, if you keep it up, I'm going to take you to jail. >> Turn around for me. >> No. Why? >> Stop. Stop. >> Get off of me. I don't want to go to jail. >> I'll give you what you want. >> Oh my god. Let go my arm. You let go my arm. I can give her. >> It started as a welfare check. She wasn't a suspect. She was someone they were supposed to be helping. But when she called officer Olrich an [ __ ] he didn't deescalate. He exploded. He got in her face, pointed his finger, called her an idiot, and snapped her arm. The officer assisting him told her, "I don't give a [ __ ] what you want." That's not public service. That's public assault. One year later, Kites has a long scar and a metal rod in her left arm. >> An officer who's able to do what he wants and when he wants is a threat to the citizens of Coington. We've seen that um in Dougl. >> Attorney Jir Davis represents Kites. He sued Olrich five times since 2021. >> It's too much. He goes too far and his record um proves it. The city of Covington declined to comment for this story, but issued a statement saying it takes use of force seriously, adding, "None of the cases filed since 2021 have resulted in the city being found liable." >> But don't worry, the city hasn't been found liable, which apparently means everything's fine, right? >> This whole situation just escalated into something that it didn't have to be. Kites didn't file a use of force complaint because her public defender urged her to deal with her criminal case first. >> I felt like my back was up against the wall, like I didn't really have a choice. >> Kites pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, not having her driver's license and unauthorized use of her boyfriend's vehicle. >> I remember them the way that they looked when they broke my arm and just like, you know, I'll never forget it. I felt like they knew that they were going too far. >> Are you hurt anywhere? >> No. >> No, >> I'm not the one who broke her arm. >> Sakor's body camera captured his explanation of the incident. >> She kept screaming. Um, so I said, "I' I've had enough. She's already got the unauthorized use charge." Um, so I said, "We're we're done. This is disorderly." And then she began to resist and then her arm broke. What would you like the city of Covington to do about this? >> I just want to be acknowledged that um I was hurt by them and uh not sweep it under the rug. He needs to be in trouble. >> I mean, we can't we can't go out here in the world and >> just break somebody's arm. You know what? No matter like we just can't do that kind of stuff. >> In Coington, Dan Monk, WCPO9 it. >> A welfare check that turned into a broken arm. A citizen expressing her first amendment right to call a police officer an [ __ ] met with rage, insults, and pain. And the man responsible, he's not fired, not charged. He's training the next generation of officers. When the ones who hurt are the ones who teach, the system doesn't need reform. It needs accountability.
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