#Minneapolis PD dispatcher who saw George Floyd arrest warned supervisor

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A Minneapolis police dispatcher watched the arrest of George Floyd on a live camera.

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A Minneapolis police dispatcher became so alarmed when she watched George Floyd’s arrest in real time that she called in a supervisor, according to reports.

“I don’t know, you can call me a snitch if you want to, but we have the cameras up for (squad) 320’s call, and… I don’t know if they had to use force or not, but they got something out of the back of the squad, and all of them sat on this man,” the unnamed dispatcher said in a call to the supervisor, the Star-Tribune reported.

“So, I don’t know if they needed you or not, but they haven’t said anything to me,” the dispatcher said.

“Yeah,” the supervisor responded, “they haven’t said anything yet… just a takedown, which doesn’t count, but I’ll find out.”

“No problem,” the dispatcher answered. “We don’t get to ever see it, so when we see it we’re just like, well, that looks a little different.”

The tapes were released Monday by Minneapolis officials amid continuing protests over the May 25 death of Floyd after being pinned down by city police officers for nearly nine minutes while pleading for air.

The dispatcher was watching the arrest on a live camera outside of Cup Foods, where police confronted Floyd over his alleged attempt to pass a counterfeit $20 bill, Fox9-TV said in a report.

The city also released transcripts of two 911 calls from residents who watched Floyd’s death, the station said.

“Hello, I am on the block of 38th and Chicago and I literally watched police officers not take a pulse and not do anything to save a man, and I am a first responder myself,” one caller said. “I just happened to be on a walk so, this dude, this, they f—–g killed him.”

All four police officers at the scene, including ex-cop Derek Chauvin — who is seen on viral video pressing his knee to the back of Floyd’s neck while he is handcuffed and lying face down on the street — were fired and hit with criminal charges.

It is unclear if the supervisor contacted by the dispatcher went to the scene — police dispatch information shows that the first supervisor to arrive at the scene was Sgt. David Pleoger, who got there 37 minutes after police first took Floyd into custody, the Star Tribune said.

Under Minneapolis police guidelines, an officer who uses force while on duty is required to notify a supervisor to respond to the scene, the outlet said.