YouTube Video Sparks Controversy over Arrest in Altoona

YouTube video sparks controversy over arrest in Altoona

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — A viral YouTube video has raised controversy over the conduct of Altoona Police Department officers. The individuals in the video are claiming to have been beaten by police officers inside their apartment following a noise complaint. According to YouTuber Dale Hiller, better known as "LackLuster", the video shows four Altoona Police officers entering a private residence at Logan Hills Apartments, allegedly without cause and…

Altoona PD responds to 'viral' video of alleged use of force; internal review underway

The Altoona Police Department is responding to a "viral" video of a recent arrest after officers were called to a local apartment complex on the Fourth of July,

APD To Conduct Review After Video Showing Alleged Force Goes Viral

The Altoona Police Department has responded to a video that has gone viral, showing an Altoona patrolman punching a man inside his Logan Hills apartment on July 4th.  The video shows a man and a woman, later identified as 43-year-old Ryan Coke, and 35-year-old Melissa Gleixner, as answering the door when police arrived.  Earlier, Coke apparently had an argument with a man outside the apartment building who was playing loud music from his vehicle…