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Investigation resumes into 4 Dallas police officers who laughed at disabled veteran, DPD says

At an Aug. 8 meeting, the city of Dallas Community Police Oversight Board watched body camera from June 10 of four Dallas police officers laughing about denying Dynell Lane, a disabled veteran, access to the restroom at Serious Pizza in Dallas.
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An internal investigation into four Dallas police officers who laughed at a disabled veteran has resumed after it was temporarily placed on hold, according to a police spokesperson.

The internal affairs investigation was put on hold for an unspecified period of time because an employee was on family medical leave, according to a memorandum made public during Tuesday night's Community Police Oversight meeting.

DPD communications director Kristin Lowman could not confirm how long the investigation was on hold, "as it involves a personnel matter."

The investigation was announced in August following a Community Police Oversight Board meeting that showed body camera footage of four officers laughing about Dynell Lane, a disabled veteran, who urinated himself after being denied bathroom access at Serious Pizza in Dallas.

An initial investigation cleared two off-duty officers and two others who were on duty, but the incident came under review again after the board's Aug. 8 meeting.

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Megan Cardona is a daily news reporter for KERA News. She was born and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and previously worked at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.