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Complaint - I was driving toward downtown on Seaport Blvd this morning and intended to turn right onto Sleeper Street where I was taking a friend from out of town for lunch at Sam's. When I got to Sleeper Street I pulled over to the right because the street was blocked off and I wasn't sure how to reroute; I was trying to get my bearings. Less than a minute later a livery car came down Sleeper Street from the other direction and hit pedestrians less than 10 feet in front of me. The woman was hit with the front of his car, and the man was hit with his side mirror on the left. I pulled over even further to ask them how they were as the woman was clearly shaken, but they insisted she was okay and walked away. Since I could no longer back up onto Seaport, I continued down the blocked off street. I was immediate met by a cop at the corner of Northern Ave and Seaport Blvd who pulled me over. Before I'd even opened my mouth he was rude, condescending and aggressive. I tried politely and calmly to explain what happened but he yelled at me to hand over my license and registration and would not listen. He insisted he was "watching me". He walked away, writing down my info on a piece of paper. When he returned I again tried to explain the situation and he yelled at me that nobody was hit by a car, he was watching me, and "tell it to a judge." 'LEAVE." I tried again to say politely (using sir and extremely calm and respectful) that my friend in the car saw the accident and someone was hit and ask what was going to happen (he handed me nothing) and he said I'd get a ticket in the mail. I asked what kind of ticket since I had nothing to take with me and he said CITATION (emphasized as if I was a complete idiot). He again yelled for me to leave and walked away as I tried to get his name and badge number.
| Name | Title | Badge # | Allegation | Finding | Finding Date | Action Taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hara,William J Jr | Police Officer | 4081 | Respectful Treatment | Sustained | Nov 9, 2014 | Oral Reprimand |
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| IAD Cases 2010 through 2020-08-15 | iad_cases_2010-01-01_to_2020-08-15.csv |
| 2014 Officer IA Log | 2014_Officer__IA_Log_redacted.csv |