I sling nouns and verbs for a living, I almost admired his artful euphemisms. A less refined sort might phrase it this way:
Over several days, New York cops have arrested, punched, whacked, shoved to the ground and tossed a barrier at reporters and photographers.
http://suzannahbtroy.blogspot.com/2011/11/michael-powell-nyt-on-nypd-wants.html Adrian Schoolcraft, CityTime, ECTP, no NYC gov officials arrested, NY Pensions...ssshhh don’t click this link unless you really want to know about cover-ups == by the way name the NYC gov officials that had their tickets fixed!