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Lawyer for Erie protester wants court to force police to release the name of city cop who kicked her
Just a week after a 3-day unpaid suspension was issued for the Erie police officer responsible for kicking 21-year-old Hannah Silbaugh, Attorney Timothy McNair, who is representing Silbaugh filed a writ of summons against the officers involved, Erie Police Chief Dan Spizarny, Mayor Joe Schember and the city of Erie, according to GoErie.com.
How police accountability works in Pennsylvania
Law enforcement in Pennsylvania is highly decentralized, a patchwork of more than 1,100 agencies at the local, county and state levels.