Notice of complaint related to 2023-0144

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February 24, 2023
ICMS 2023-0144
On February 21, 2023, the OPO received an online complaint.
The complainant alleges: This complaint is against DETECTIVE
of the Austin Police Department who is lying about blackmail charges I requested on
.
Despite my clear complaint to 311 and the accused being clearly guilty of breaking
blackmail laws (and trespassing and illegal wiretapping), DETECTIVE
is denying all knowledge of said report. When did it become okay for the
APD to pull these power moves, deciding when they will and when they will not follow
the law? When did it become okay to allow crimes such as Ms.
inside my home (and
out)? How can you possibly treat tax-paying citizens with no criminal record in the way
DETECTIVE
and the APD are treating me?
Please see the copy and paste of the complaint I sent to the Office of Civil Rights today:
On
,
a former girlfriend, came to my home in an attempt to obtain what
she believed were concert tickets that belonged to her. I hesitated to let
enter my
apartment as we were at the end of our relationship. Things were very on and off, and the
relationship (and
) had become ugly. My fears were confirmed and I was forced to
ask
to leave my apartment that day. I would repeatedly request that
leave
my apartment in a number of ways, probably amounting to hundreds of times.
would refuse. When I felt the situation had reached a point that was not safe, I told
that I was going to call 911 to have her removed.
would threaten to tell the police
where my drugs were if I made such a call. I had pot and mushrooms in my home at that
time, making this threat very real and very dangerous for me.
would threaten to rip
pictures off my wall.
would record 30+ minutes of this encounter in what appears
to be an attempt to gain evidence of a crime concerning the concert tickets in my possession
that day. I would ask
50+ times to leave my home on her secret, illegal recording
alone.
would finally leave that day.
I have requested charges of trespassing, blackmail, and illegal wiretapping against
concerning the events of
and after. After fighting the Austin Police Department to
look into trespassing charges against
, they finally conceded and determined that
had broken state law in trespassing at my home on
. Sgt.
of APD
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would call me personally to let me know that
broke state law to "the letter", if I
remember correctly. However, no charges could be filed as the City of Austin or County
of Travis has a loop hole allowing domestic partners and ex-domestic partners to trespass
in cases such as this.
No problem, surely APD does not allow individuals in domestic disputes to threaten their
partners, or ex-partners, to prevent that person from calling 911 in their own home when
they feel unsafe? I requested blackmail charges in order to protect myself. Sgt.
hung
up on me when making this blackmail request during our trespassing phone call, suggesting
to me before hanging up that he doesn't see blackmail on the trespassing report in front of
him.
No problem again. I made a blackmail service request for a blackmail report against
with 311 on
I am never contacted about blackmail but do receive an email
concerning a harassment complaint from a Detective
but no mention of
or blackmail. Confused, I try to speak to my attorney and the court in the case that
has brought against me (felony criminal mischief), but I am denied. I reach out by
email to Detective
that same day to let her know I made a blackmail report, not
harassment, but Detective
denies all knowledge of said blackmail report.
No problem again. I call 311 on
to confirm that a blackmail report was assigned
to Detective
who denies her knowledge of it's existence entirely. So, it
seems APD does allow individuals in domestic disputes to threaten their partners, or ex-
partners, to prevent that person from calling 911 in their own home when they feel unsafe.
My illegal wiretapping complaint is new as the law was difficult to understand when I first
read it online months ago. However, with APD confirming trespassing in my home, a secret
recording of our conversation in my home was illegal.
would later email this illegal
recording to my friend and I, along with her diary and some mean emails I sent her in
That email was sent by
on
months after our relationship had
been over and months after
had accused me of a ridiculous felony. This is illegal
wiretapping again. Can APD explain why this would be sent months after our break up,
months after contact should've stopped between
and I, and months after ridiculous
felony charges have been levied against me? APD doesn't care. What is the difference in
APD illegal recording me in my home to find evidence of a crime and
illegal
recording me in my home to find evidence of a crime? There is none and it's a slippery
slope to let her get away with that kind of illegal behavior.
has shown herself to be
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aggressive and has refused to leave my life permanently despite her complaints against me.
However, harassment is not a charge that can be met, and despite harassment on
part, that is not a charge I currently seek against her.
When
requested her felony charges, accusing me of criminal mischief when I
would come to her home months later on
to obtain my property (sound familiar?),
APD jumped to protect her. I never entered
home and she was allowed to call
911. Calls were responded to by APD and charges taken seriously. According to
APD called me a narcissist and a liar on-site on
(I've never bothered to
watch the body cam to confirm). This is my treatment by APD.
As of today, I cannot go to
home at
because APD has placed a criminal trespass on me. I must stay 200 yards away from
And I have been under suspicion of an un-indicted felony for almost a year.
As of today,
can, and has (many times reported to APD), approached me directly
with no consequences.
can come to my home.
has no charges filed against
her. And APD is pretending not to know about charges that accurately accuse
of
threatening me during a domestic dispute in my home to prevent me from calling 911. That
is disgusting and is gross misconduct on the part of the APD and Detective
I am waiting on recordings of the 311 calls I made on
I have
evidence of everything written above.
Please help. I'll be contacting police oversight as well. This is not the first time I've had to
reach out to you on this matter but, clearly, an official report needed to be made in order to
receive protection from APD and
This notice of complaint is a request for Internal Affairs to initiate an investigation to
determine if the employee conduct is within compliance of APD policy, Civil Service
Rules, and Municipal Civil Service Rules.