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Driver threatens to sue police because she doesn’t like them
Two bicycle officers were cruising South Harbine on the city’s east side, looking for a 19-year-old man with some outstanding traffic warrants.
As one officer stated in the police report, “We dealt with (the suspect) all summer, and we are familiar with him.”
They spotted the 19-year-old riding in a car. When the car stopped, the officer approached and explained to the driver — a 39-year-old woman — why they were there. The driver gave police her ID, but told police they had no right to stop her and that she knew the law.
Officers asked the 19-year-old to step out of the car, but he refused. The driver, who had earlier exited the car, reiterated that the officers had no authority to question her passenger. The driver then locked the car’s doors.
The bike cops called for another squad and a supervisor.
According to police, the driver told them that “she knows the law and this isn’t murder and you guys don’t have the right to stop me.” Officers attempted to explain to the driver that they have a responsibility when they spot someone with a warrant to apprehend them.
The driver responded, “It doesn’t make you legit, and I will sue you all because I don’t like you all.”
After about 30 minutes of back and forth, an officer arrived with the necessary tool to open the car door. As he began to use the tool, the 19-year-old opened the door and gave himself up. Once cuffed and in the back of the cruiser, the 19-year-old said, “I know I have a warrant. I just couldn’t stand these bicycle cops.”
In addition to his seven traffic-related warrants, police cited him for obstruction and resisting arrest and drove him to the county lockup.
The driver also received a summons for obstruction.
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