The off-duty officer believed the boy had stolen his son's bicycle.
A Cook County judge ruled Friday that Chicago police Sgt. Michael Vitellaro is not guilty after being charged in a case that left a teen pinned to the ground.
Vitellaro contends he was using proper technique to take down a suspect in the theft of a bicycle. The bike in question belonged to Vitellaro's son.Vitellaro's son testified he left his bike unlocked at the library and later spotted his bike near a Starbucks, and he witnessed his father detain the teen, who touched his bike at the Starbucks.
The judge heard from another teenager during the bench trial. That young man admitted riding the bike in question from the library to the Starbucks, and apologized for moving it.
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