US EditionNorristown Police Officer Under Investigation After Hitting Naked Man with Patrol Car
The officer involved was placed on administrative leave and the case is under investigation after the incident was recorded and widely shared online.
- On Feb. 4, 2026, the Norristown Police Department responded to reports and a marked police car struck an unclothed man at Stanbridge and West Airy streets; the Montgomery County Detective Bureau opened a use-of-force probe and placed the striking officer on administrative leave.
- Responding officers were called after reports the unidentified man was obstructing traffic at the intersection of Stanbridge and West Airy streets and vandalizing a parked vehicle, officials say.
- Bystander video and officer body-camera footage shows the man sent airborne several feet after being struck, then officers restrained him and medical aid was dispatched before ambulance took him to the hospital, condition unknown.
- Norristown Municipal Council members announced a 6:30 p.m. Thursday town hall at Municipal Hall, 235 E. Airy St., with Police Chief Mike Trail to address the Feb. 4 response; the council said it was deeply concerned as social media posts drew nearly 500 comments.
- Chief Michael Trail said the department will review officers' body-camera footage and conduct its own evaluation of use-of-force policies, noting `I never like to see individuals injured as a result of any police-public encounter, no matter what the circumstances are.
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (WPHL) -- A Norristown police officer is on paid administrative leave after a disturbing encounter that unfolded in the middle of a busy roadway, and was captured on video. Investigators say a naked man was standing in traffic at Stanbridge and West Air Streets on Wednesday morning, vandalizing a parked car, striking passing [...]
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