2002-12-13 Police Commission Minutes

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December 13, 2002 Regular Session Minutes Page 4 Commissioner Lambeth stated that his complaint is against Officer Iris McGuire. MRS. PERREIRA stated that the complaint is against the whole police department because they did not send the police report to the prosecutor. Perreira stated that he kept calling the station wanting to speak to the sergeant. The complaint is that he was hit and run. They were not able to take the case to court because the prosecutor did not get the report. Commissioner Manago stated that he reported the incident to the police over a month after the accident. Perreira stated that he wasn't in his right mind. The mediation and his story to the police officer are two different stories. The stories don't jive. OFFICER TERRANCE JOHNASEN came before the commission to speak on the complaint against him, HPC 02 -58. He stated that the complaint is vague and he doesn't know how to address it. He stated that he needed to give the commissioners background on the case. He was the initial investigator in the case in which Guarlito Gorospe killed his wife. During the traffic stop, the complainant handed him her insurance card, and he inquired if she was related to Guarlito. She said yes. Her niece was present when her mother was bludgeoned to death, so he asked how Amber was doing. He gave her a break on two other violations. Johnasen asked the commission if that wasn't giving her a break. He stated that he is there on his day off, and he is not being compensated for being there. Commissioner Lambeth inquired as to why he felt it was necessary to question the relationship when the incident was of a totally different nature. It was not appropriate. Johnasen stated that it was name recognition, an inquiry. There were no eyewitnesses. HUNTER BISHOP came before the commission to speak as a witness to complaint HPC 02- 47 submitted by Jason Armstrong. He stated that the officer threatened to give them tickets. Commissioner Manago stated that they have witnesses who came before them and said that the officer never said he would issue them tickets. Commissioner Moe questioned whether anyone else heard the vulgar and taunting remarks. Bishop stated that there were a number of other people around. JASON ARMSTRONG came before the commission to speak on his complaint HPC 02 -47. He stated that he stands by his statement. Officer Shaw threatened them with tickets. He was at a DARE function, so this brings him under the color of authority, and under the commission's jurisdiction. He was two to three feet away when the officer said he would