Notice of complaint related to 2023-0206
The complainant alleges Austin police officers falsely accused the complainant of trespassing.
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SUBMIT
OFFICE OF
POLICE OVERSIGHT
NOTICE OF COMPLAINT
March 10, 2023
ICMS #: 2023-0206
On March 8, 2023, the OPO received a phone complaint.
The complainant alleges: She went into
purchased coffee, and went outside to
sit on the deck. She started to feel like she could not breathe SO she took allergy pills and
laid her head on the table for a minute. A person claiming to be the manager told her she
could not rest there. The complainant felt singled out. The complainant questioned the
person's authority and was given business cards by the person. The complainant feels the
person was not a manager but maybe just another customer like herself. APD was called
and Officer
and Officer
responded. Officer
told her she
had to leave and that she was trespassing. The complainant reported something to Officer
regarding another incident, but she does not think he ever turned it in. The
officers mentioned to her that she was asked to leave and asked why she was still there.
She told them she just paid for her coffee, and she was not asked to leave. She told the
officers about her experience with the manager and how she had reported it to the
corporate office and how the corporate office denied the person was an employee, SO the
complainant thinks the person was just another customer. She told the officers they were
making a mountain out of a molehill. The officers told her she was going to have a criminal
trespassing and she can't come back again. Officer
wasn't bad but just stood by
listening/watching but
was very rude. The main thing is that she had paid for
something and had not been at the
that long. The manager said they had spoken
before, but it was a lie. The complainant read that the police department will not be funded
because they are not doing anything to stand up for traditional values. The most important
thing is that the police were harassing her and did not check to see if the person complaining
and harassing her was a real manager.
had a cross on his lapel and she was
thinking the city does not endorse any type of religious things while on city business.
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.