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Vancouver police leadership determined Officer Andrea Mendoza violated department policies regarding use of force and professional conduct during a May 2023 incident in which she pulled down the pants of a shoplifting suspect and threatened to use her Taser on his genitals.
The department suspended Mendoza for five days for the use-of-force violation and required she undergo counseling and training for the professional conduct violation, according to an Aug.
