Notice of complaint related to 2023-0239
The complainant alleges an Austin police officer acted in an unprofessional and hostile manner towards the complainant.
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CLASS
SEPARATE
OFFICE OF
POLICE OVERSIGHT
NOTICE OF COMPLAINT
March 24, 2023
ICMS #: 2023-0239
On March 22, 2023, the OPO received a phone complaint.
The complainant alleges: He was taking care of a ticket at the
As he was walking out, Officer
, badge #
was staring at him. He was not
welcoming. The complainant told Officer
it's ok to speak. Officer
told the
complainant he was on the phone taking care of his business and it is a two-way street, if
you want to say something you need to say it or leave. As a civil member, the complainant
did not think the officer's conduct was appropriate and an officer should be more
community policing as opposed to looking to enforce and it is ok to smile and speak.
The
complainant left the room. The complainant's lawyer asked him to go back inside to get
something else that was needed and when he was walking back out again the officer stated
again, "You know it is a two-way street." The complainant told the officer, "Actually it is
not, an officer is supposed to serve the community." The officer began shouting to the top
of his voice for the complainant to get out. The complainant told him this is a public
facility, and he was not committing any crime. The officer told the complainant, "You
know people like you make me mad." The complainant told the officer he should not be
doing his job mad and if it makes him mad when someone tries to talk to him maybe he
should take the day off because being mad could result in someone getting hurt. The
complainant wants to document the incident in case something happened. The officer's
reaction was very concerning and unprofessional and there was no reason for the officer to
react the way he did.
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.