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17 <br /> <br />ask him a question. Officer A replied: “You can’t ask me anything if you don’t understand <br />English, right?” <br />• RP 2 was eventually taken to the jail and lodged for interfering. <br />• Meanwhile, Officer B was interacting with RP 1. She was asking what was happening, and he <br />initially attempted to explain, but the conversation was not constructive. Officer B ordered RP 1 <br />to walk away, and she replied that she wouldn’t. <br />• As RP 2 was being taken into custody, RP 1 began yelling and telling the officers to stop. Officer <br />B told her to stop and stated that she was interfering with the police. <br />• RP 1 moved towards Officer B’s right side. She stated: “Don’t touch me” and Officer B repeated <br />his order for her to walk away. Officer B then began to physically move her away from the <br />location of the arrest (which appeared to be approximately 5 feet behind him). <br />• Officer B and RP 1 moved together approximately 15 feet (with RP 1 moving backwards), at <br />which point Officer B pushed RP1 and she fell backwards. <br />• RP 1 was eventually cited for interfering. <br />• A supervisor was called to the scene to intake the Reporting Parties’ complaints. <br />• The interfering charge was dismissed within 24 hours. <br />• The woman also came to the Auditor’s Office, where we conducted another intake interview. <br /> <br />Allegations <br />Officer A: <br />1) Courtesy: that Officer A was discourteous to Reporting Party 2 during her detainment and arrest. <br />2) Search and Seizure – that Officer A violated Reporting Party 2’s constitutional rights when he <br />arrested her and lodged her at the jail. <br />Officer B: <br />1) Use of Force – that Officer B used excessive force when he pushed Reporting Party 1. <br /> <br />Recommended Adjudications <br />Officer A <br />1) Courtesy <br />• Auditor’s Office recommendation: Sustained <br />• EPD chain of command recommendation: Within Policy <br />• Interim Director: Sustained <br />2) Search and Seizure (changed to Constitutional Rights) <br />• Auditor’s Office recommendation: Sustained <br />• EPD chain of command recommendation: Within Policy <br />• Interim Director: Sustained <br />Officer B <br />1) Use of Force <br />• Auditor’s Office recommendation: Within Policy <br />• EPD chain of command recommendation: Within Policy <br />• Interim Director: Within Policy <br /> <br />Issues for the CRB: <br /> <br />June 19, 2019, Work Session – Item 2