Police say officer who threw bucket at kid acted against organization’s values

Police say they are probing the incident in which a cop was filmed throwing a bucket at an 11-year-old boy in the settlement of Beitar Illit, followed by officers dragging him by the neck to a police vehicle.

Police will hand the footage and the investigation material to the Police Internal Investigations Department (PIID), according to Hebrew-language media.

“During the dispersal of dozens of people who gathered in Beitar Illit, stones and objects were hurled at the forces,” police say. “A suspect seen throwing a cinderblock at the police vehicle was arrested by the officers.

“Simultaneously, we take a severe view of the conduct of the officer at the scene, which contradicts the organization’s values. Accordingly, the district commander ordered the footage to be examined as soon as possible by the PIID.”