Video of an arrest in New York on July 28 has sparked a strong reaction after being posted online, and a response from the NYPD, as it showed a protester being taken into an unmarked vehicle by a several plainclothes police officers part of the force's Warrant Squad.

The video, recorded by Michelle Lhooq, shows several plainclothes officers push the protester into a minivan as officers on bikes tell other protesters to stay back.

The NYPD said a woman was taken into custody in connection with “damaging police cameras during five separate criminal incidents in and around City Hall Park.” It said the Warrant Squad uses unmarked vehicles to “effectively locate wanted suspects.”

Police said arresting officers were “assaulted with rocks and bottles.”

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