City of Salem denies officer at fault for woman’s injuries during 911 call response

The city of Salem claims a woman at the center of a federal excessive force lawsuit was interfering with a police investigation and that she was responsible for her injuries instead of the Salem police officer who responded to her home.

An attorney representing the city and Salem police officer John Diaz has asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Angela Hernandez and her two adult children, Angel Hernandez and Josefina Valdez. The…