MIAMI -- Democratic Senate hopeful Alex Penelas defended Miami-Dade
County police on Thursday when faced with questions about police tactics
used during November’s Free Trade Area of the Americas talks.
During
a forum for senate candidates in Coral Springs, a retiree asked the
Miami-Dade County mayor why FTAA demonstrators were treated poorly
during the talks.
Penelas says he takes full
responsibility for any wrongdoing by the county’s police department,
then pointed out the city of Miami’s police department -- not the county
police -- were in charge during the meetings.
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