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To: Larry Boyd, Chief of Police From: Karina Perla, Records Clerk, Records Section Date: September 17, 2015 Subject: Encounter with Ahmed Mohamed On Monday, September 14 at around 4:00 pm and 5:00pm I watched Officer Taylor escort Ahmed Mohamed to his family, who were in the Community Service department. I could hear Ahmed's father demanding that they drop charges or he would not take his son home. A few minutes later Ahmed and his family walked out of Community Services and out of the station. They returned and approached my window and Ahmed asked,"Can I have my devices back?'" I replied, "What do you mean your devices?" He said, "Yeah my clock and my tablet." I then pulled up the report, and looked in property tab and noticed that it was listed as evidence. I then said, "You will need to speak with the person in charge of your case because it is listed as evidence and evidence is not releaseble."He then yelled at me and slammed his hand on the counter and said, " WHY IS MY DEVICE LISTED AS EVIDENCE? I AM BEING RELEASED! I NEED IT BACK RIGHT NOW!!" Christina then stepped in and told Ahmed, "You do not need to be getting an attitude with us because we are just telling you what the officer told us." Officer Howman then passed by, and she asked, What's the problem here?" He then left our counter and talked to Officer Howman. He was being very demanding on getting his devices because they searched his belongings without his consent. He became loud with Officer Howman, so Maria Diaz and Christina Anguiano went into Community Service to get Sergeant Mitchell. Sergeant Mitchell then came with Officer Taylor and spoke to Ahmed's family letting them know that the device would be released to them once they were done with it.Ahmed then told Sergeant Mitchell that he had rights and he knew what they were and Irving Police violated them. Ahmed's sister was yelling that it was just because he was muslim that they thought he brought a bomb to school.Ahmed's father then asked to speak with the supervisor, and Sergeant Mitchell told him that he was the supervisor. A citizen approached our door and was hesistent on enterting due to this altercation.His family began getting loud again about getting Ahmed's devices back. Sergeant Mitchell then said that they could take their son and leave the station or they would be criminally trespassed from the Police Department.The sister then told the family," lets go because they are just being racist because we are muslims." Before leaving Ahmed's dad told all three Officers that God is watching, and as they were leaving Ahmed's sister yelled something in their language.They exited the station.

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To: LarryBoyd,ChiefofPoliceFrom: KarinaPerla,RecordsClerk,RecordsSectionDate: September17,2015Subject: EncounterwithAhmedMohamedOnMonday,September14ataround4:00pmand5:00pmIwatchedOfficerTaylorescortAhmedMohamedtohisfamily,whowereintheCommunityServicedepartment.IcouldhearAhmed'sfatherdemandingthattheydropchargesorhewouldnottakehissonhome.AfewminuteslaterAhmedandhisfamilywalkedoutofCommunityServicesandoutofthestation.TheyreturnedandapproachedmywindowandAhmedasked,"CanIhavemydevicesback?'"Ireplied,"Whatdoyoumeanyourdevices?"Hesaid,"Yeahmyclockandmytablet."Ithenpulledupthereport,andlookedinpropertytabandnoticedthatitwaslistedasevidence.Ithensaid,"Youwillneedtospeakwiththepersoninchargeofyourcasebecauseitislistedasevidenceandevidenceisnotreleaseble."Hethenyelledatmeandslammedhishandonthecounterandsaid,"WHYISMYDEVICELISTEDASEVIDENCE?IAMBEINGRELEASED!INEEDITBACKRIGHTNOW!!"ChristinathensteppedinandtoldAhmed,"Youdonotneedtobegettinganattitudewithusbecausewearejusttellingyouwhattheofficertoldus."OfficerHowmanthenpassedby,andsheasked,What'stheproblemhere?"HethenleftourcounterandtalkedtoOfficerHowman.Hewasbeingverydemandingongettinghisdevicesbecausetheysearchedhisbelongingswithouthisconsent.HebecameloudwithOfficerHowman,soMariaDiazandChristinaAnguianowentintoCommunityServicetogetSergeantMitchell.SergeantMitchellthencamewithOfficerTaylorandspoketoAhmed'sfamilylettingthemknowthatthedevicewouldbereleasedtothemoncetheyweredonewithit.AhmedthentoldSergeantMitchellthathehadrightsandheknewwhattheywereandIrvingPoliceviolatedthem.Ahmed'ssisterwasyellingthatitwasjustbecausehewasmuslimthattheythoughthebroughtabombtoschool.Ahmed'sfatherthenaskedtospeakwiththesupervisor,andSergeantMitchelltoldhimthathewasthesupervisor.Acitizenapproachedourdoorandwashesistentonentertingduetothisaltercation.HisfamilybegangettingloudagainaboutgettingAhmed'sdevicesback.SergeantMitchellthensaidthattheycouldtaketheirsonandleavethestationortheywouldbecriminallytrespassedfromthePoliceDepartment.Thesisterthentoldthefamily,"letsgobecausetheyarejustbeingracistbecausewearemuslims."BeforeleavingAhmed'sdadtoldallthreeOfficersthatGodiswatching,andastheywereleavingAhmed'ssisteryelledsomethingintheirlanguage.Theyexitedthestation.