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CALGARY -- Lethbridge's chief of police is calling for an investigation into the actions of responding officers after video of an arrest outside a Star Wars-themed restaurant on May 4 surfaced online.
A 19-year-old employee at Coco Vanilla Galactic Cantina dressed as a familiar Star Wars stormtrooper and danced outside the restaurant with blaster in hand to mark the occasion of May the Fourth, the day Star Wars fans celebrate the iconic film franchise as a play on the "May the force be with you" line.
Lethbridge police arrived with guns drawn, shouting at the teenage girl to drop her blaster, which she says she didn't hear through her stormtrooper helmet.
Now, Lethbridge's chief of police is calling for an investigation into the actions of the responding officers after a video of the arrest surfaced.
Whalen says Ashley suffered a bloody nose after she was tackled to the ground by officers and handcuffed.