‘I can’t breathe,’ gal yelled before beach cop beat her

The Wildwood Police Department on Wednesday identified the three officers involved in the incident as Thomas Cannon, John Hillman and Robert Jordan.

Chief Robert Regalbuto said part of the encounter wasn’t recorded because the officer’s camera switched off when Weinman “forcibly struck” the officer in the chest.

The camera turned back on in the ensuing brawl, Regalbuto said.

Troiano said Wednesday that Weinman landed the groin kick during the body cam lapse.

The mayor said the incident was “a shame” for everyone involved, but concluded the officers acted appropriately.

“All she needed to do was comply and she would have been issued a summons, but she chose to escalate it,” Troiano told the Daily News. “It’s a shame in any regards.”

As the officers cuff Weinman and bring her over to a squad car, the police video shows her telling them she “didn’t do anything wrong.”

At one point she cries out, “That’s my daughter,” as one of her friends approaches with the 18-month-old child.

“He punched her in the face,” the friend tells the officers. “Well, she tried to kick at us, so that’s it,” the officer with the camera responds.

After Weinman is placed in the back of the car, the cop who threw the punches breaks down the incident to a colleague.

“She tried walking away from me,” he says. “I tried grabbing her, she tried kicking at us, so I slammed her to the ground . . . I hit her a couple of times and put her in cuffs.”

The incident remains under investigation, Regalbuto said, and the three officers involved have been placed on desk duty.