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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA Westfield police officer has been placed on leave while the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department investigates him for the use of excessive force. Officer Andrew Gilreath is accused of hitting 22-year-old Steven M. Smith of Indianapolis in the head with his gun while arresting him for shoplifting at a Westfield Target store on Saturday. Smith suffered a gash on his head, had to be hospitalized and received seven staples to close the wound. A Westfield Police Department spokesman said Gilreath has been with the department for seven years and never been in trouble before.
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