Female Asian American police officer assaulted in San Francisco

Published June 1, 2021 12:00am ET



An Asian American San Francisco police officer is recovering after she was attacked by a man Friday as she tried to detain him.

Surveillance video captured the officer walking up to the man, identified as 33-year-old Gerardo Contreras, and giving him orders before he wrestled her to the ground. A number of civilian bystanders can be seen trying to pull the suspect off before other officers arrived to help her.

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