It's been reported that a female who was arrested late last night ended up stealing the Concord Police vehicle. I heard she was handcuffed from the front. She drove a few blocks and bailed on foot and was captured. They couldn't find the keys to the car though.
The arresting officer is going to have some explaining to do it looks like! I'm sure there will be some more about this in the media later today.
Friday Nov. 25th 2011
Well from what I heard, the woman drove the car 1 mile before bailing and getting caught. I'm surprised by this whole event because the officer in question is with SET (Special Enforcement Team) with the Concord Police and was driving an unmarked car. If that's the case, I'm wondering why he handcuffed her hands from the front because those cars don't have any glass seperating the front and back seats! Doesn't make any sense.
I'm sure this officer will be written up not to mention he'll be getting a lot of slack from his co-workers.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Concord Police are going after the wrong people sometimes
I went on a bike ride yesterday morning around 4:00am and got stopped by the Concord police right near my house. This officer made a u-turn and came flying around the corner into my neighborhood!! The officer asked what I was doing and why I was out at that time of the morning! I didn't know Concord had a curfew now for adults. Then he wanted to know my name. Another typical encounter with the Concord Police.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Stop and I.D. without Probable Cause
So last week on the 11th around 2:00am after work I was out my bike ride to get some exercise. My back was killing me that night from work so I stopped to take a break over by Bollman Reservoir in North Concord.
A Concord Police officer drives by in middle of the street and asks me what I'm doing. Told him just taking a break. Right away he wanted to know my name, address of where I live and where I work. It's none of his business to start with considering no laws had been broken.
I told him there was no reason to identify myself. He was blinding me with his spotlight so I couldn't even see who this officer was. He never did get out of his car. We did get into a shouting match. He was getting very angry because I was standing up to him and didn't want to provide any I.D. to him.
After a few minutes, this officer in an angry tone yells out from his vehicle "Listen, I'm the last fucking guy you want to mess with out here"!!!
I wasn't really sure how to take that. I felt threatened by this officer. It was definitely the wrong choice of words to use with me!
So now it's time to stir the pot with the CPD and find out who this officer was. He was blinding me the whole time with his spotlight. I've already made a complaint with my senator's office and sent an e-mail to one of the captains of the CPD.
I feel like I can't even stand up for my own given rights here in Concord without being threatened by our own police officers!
A Concord Police officer drives by in middle of the street and asks me what I'm doing. Told him just taking a break. Right away he wanted to know my name, address of where I live and where I work. It's none of his business to start with considering no laws had been broken.
I told him there was no reason to identify myself. He was blinding me with his spotlight so I couldn't even see who this officer was. He never did get out of his car. We did get into a shouting match. He was getting very angry because I was standing up to him and didn't want to provide any I.D. to him.
After a few minutes, this officer in an angry tone yells out from his vehicle "Listen, I'm the last fucking guy you want to mess with out here"!!!
I wasn't really sure how to take that. I felt threatened by this officer. It was definitely the wrong choice of words to use with me!
So now it's time to stir the pot with the CPD and find out who this officer was. He was blinding me the whole time with his spotlight. I've already made a complaint with my senator's office and sent an e-mail to one of the captains of the CPD.
I feel like I can't even stand up for my own given rights here in Concord without being threatened by our own police officers!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Concord settles sex-bias suit with female cop
From the S.F. Chronicle,
(01-25) 12:13 PST CONCORD -- The highest-ranking woman in the Concord Police Department has reached a $150,000 settlement with the city over a lawsuit claiming that she was harassed and discriminated against because of her gender, attorneys in the case said Tuesday.
Lt. Robin Heinemann, a 22-year department veteran, sued the city in Contra Costa County Superior Court in 2009, saying that she and other female officers were powerless in a "de facto hierarchy" that was based upon a "presumption of male supremacy."
She said in the suit that the department was "rife with overt hostility and disparate treatment toward female officers."
Heinemann, 46, said she was the target of "trumped-up" internal-affairs investigations into whether she had been dishonest and disrespectful to superiors. Male officers who were accused of wrongdoing went unpunished, she said, especially if they were friends of Capt. Dan Siri and then-Chief David Livingston, who is now the county sheriff.
The city of Concord will pay $150,000 to Heinemann and her attorneys, Stan Casper and Toni Lisoni. It will also pay a confidential amount, including attorney's fees, to resolve Heinemann's workers' compensation claim that was based on the same accusations, city officials said.
In a statement, Concord officials said, "Lt. Heinemann has returned to active duty with the Concord Police Department, and both parties are confident that she will have a successful career serving the city and the law-enforcement needs of the community."
Heinemann was promoted to lieutenant in 2001, two years after the city paid $1.25 million to settle a previous sexual-discrimination lawsuit in which she and other current or former female officers were plaintiffs.
In November, Concord agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a sexual-harassment lawsuit in which former Officer Lisa Capocci accused her bosses of retaliating against her for complaining that a supervisor had sent "I love you" messages to her on a police-cruiser computer.
As part of Capocci's settlement, Casper and his law firm, which had filed all the cases against Concord, have agreed not to file any more lawsuits against the city that involve the Police Department.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/25/BAQB1HE0D7.DTL#ixzz1C962j5xp
(01-25) 12:13 PST CONCORD -- The highest-ranking woman in the Concord Police Department has reached a $150,000 settlement with the city over a lawsuit claiming that she was harassed and discriminated against because of her gender, attorneys in the case said Tuesday.
Lt. Robin Heinemann, a 22-year department veteran, sued the city in Contra Costa County Superior Court in 2009, saying that she and other female officers were powerless in a "de facto hierarchy" that was based upon a "presumption of male supremacy."
She said in the suit that the department was "rife with overt hostility and disparate treatment toward female officers."
Heinemann, 46, said she was the target of "trumped-up" internal-affairs investigations into whether she had been dishonest and disrespectful to superiors. Male officers who were accused of wrongdoing went unpunished, she said, especially if they were friends of Capt. Dan Siri and then-Chief David Livingston, who is now the county sheriff.
The city of Concord will pay $150,000 to Heinemann and her attorneys, Stan Casper and Toni Lisoni. It will also pay a confidential amount, including attorney's fees, to resolve Heinemann's workers' compensation claim that was based on the same accusations, city officials said.
In a statement, Concord officials said, "Lt. Heinemann has returned to active duty with the Concord Police Department, and both parties are confident that she will have a successful career serving the city and the law-enforcement needs of the community."
Heinemann was promoted to lieutenant in 2001, two years after the city paid $1.25 million to settle a previous sexual-discrimination lawsuit in which she and other current or former female officers were plaintiffs.
In November, Concord agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a sexual-harassment lawsuit in which former Officer Lisa Capocci accused her bosses of retaliating against her for complaining that a supervisor had sent "I love you" messages to her on a police-cruiser computer.
As part of Capocci's settlement, Casper and his law firm, which had filed all the cases against Concord, have agreed not to file any more lawsuits against the city that involve the Police Department.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/25/BAQB1HE0D7.DTL#ixzz1C962j5xp
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