To: LarryBoyd,ChiefofPoliceFrom: TerriMiles,StaffAssistant,CommunityServicesDivision Date: September18,2015 Subject: Arrest15-19439 OnMonday,September14,2015,atapproximately3:50p.m.,Iwassittingatmydeskandsomeone(notcertainwho)broughtinaparent(specificallyafather)tositandwaitforhisson,whohadbeenarrested.AlittlewhileaftertheparentwasbroughtinOfficerHowmancametotalktohim.OfficerHowmanproceededtotellthefatherthathissonhadbeenarrestedfora“hoaxbomb”,andthathewasbeingfingerprintedandthenhewouldbereleasedtohim.Beforeshecouldcompletetherestofwhatshewassayingthefatheraskedherifhecouldseehisson.Shetoldhimno,thathissonwasbeingfingerprintedandprocessed.OfficerHowmanalsotoldhimthathistabletandflashdrivehadbeenconfiscated.Hethenaskedherwhata“hoaxbomb”wasandshetriedtoexplainittohim.Thefatherstartedspeakingoverherandtoldherthathissonwasjustverysmartandhewasjusttryingtoimpresshisteachers.Hestatedthathissonhadbeeninaroboticsclubathismiddleschoolandheusedtomakethingslikethis.Sheagaintriedtoexplaintohimtheincidentthathappenedatschoolandwhyhewasarrestedandthathewasbeingfingerprintedandwouldbereleasedtogowithhimafterwards.Heonceagainstartedtalkingoverherandatthispointshetoldhimthatsincehewasnotgoingtoallowhertospeakthatshewasdonetalking.IsawthathewasnotgoingtoallowhertofinishtalkingandIfeltthatasupervisorwasneeded,soIcalledSgt.JeffMitchelltocomeandhelpherout.Sgt.MitchellcameandOfficerHowmanwasstilltryingtoexplainthingstotheparent.ThefatherwasstilltalkingoverOfficerHowman,soafterSgt.Mitchelllistenedtohertryingtoexplainandthefatherstillnotlisteningheintervened.HeintroducedhimselfandproceededtoexplaintothefatherthesameasOfficerHowmanhad.Hetoldhimhissonhadbeenarrestedfor“hoaxbomb”atschoolandhewasbeingprocessedandthenhewouldbereleasedtohim.Sgt.Mitchellrepeatedthisinformationacoupleoftimes.Thefather’sphonethenrangandhetoldSgt.Mitchellthatitwashiswifethatshewasonherwayin.RightafterthathiswifeanddaughterwalkedbytheCSDwindowgoingintothebuilding.TheywereallowedintotheCommunityServicesOffice.Oncethemotherand

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daughtercamein,theysatdownalongsidethefather.Sgt.Mitchellproceededtotellthemthecircumstances.Ashewastellingthem,thedaughterstartedtalkingintheirnativelanguageandthefatherexplainedthatthemotherdidnotspeakEnglishsoshewastranslatingforher.AfterSgt.Mitchelltoldthemthecircumstancesthedaughterbegantoaskwhywashearrestedandnotjusttalkedtoandletgoandshestartedmakingcommentsthatitwasracism.Sgt.Mitchellwastellingthemthatitwasnotamatterofraceandthatifithadbeenawhite,brown,orblackperson,theywouldhavebeenhandledthesameway.Hetoldthemitwasjustamatterofhimhavinga“hoaxbomb”attheschoolandthatwasnotallowed.Sgt.Mitchellthentoldallofthemthesamethinghehadtoldthefatherearlierthatthesonwasbeingprocessedandthatafterwardshewouldbereleasedtothemtogohome.Thefatherthenaskedifhecouldtalktohisson,towhichSgt.Mitchelltoldhimonceheisreleasedthathecouldtakehimwithhim.Thefatherthensaidno,thathewantedtotalktohimbeforehewasreleasedtoseewhathisstorywas.Sgt.Mitchellonceagaintoldhimthathewouldbefreetotakehimwithhimoncetheybroughthimfrombeingprocessed.Tothisthefathersaidno,leavehim,Idon’twanttotakehim.(Sometimeduringthisconversationthefather,mother,anddaughterhadallgottenoutoftheirseatsandwerestanding).Sgt.Mitchellthenrepliedtothefather,ifyoudon’ttakehimwearegoingtotakehimtoJuvenileDetention.Thedaughterthenspoketoherfather.Sgt.Mitchellsaidtothefather,soletmeseeifIhavethisrightyoudon’twanttotakehim,becauseifyoudon’twearegoingtotakehimtoJuvenileDetention.AtthatpointOfficerTaylorwalkedinwiththesonhandcuffed.Thesonwalkedovertowherethefatherwasstandingandthefatherstartedtoquestionhissonaboutwhathappened.Moretalkingwenton,butIamnotcertainwhatwassaid.ThenOfficerTaylortookthedefendant’shandcuffsoffandhewasreleasedtohisparents.TheywereallescortedoutthemaindoortotheCommunityServicesDivision.AfewminuteslaterRecordsClerkChristinaAnguianocameoverandtoldSgt.Mitchellthattheyhadcomebackinandtheboywasdemandingtogethistabletandflashdriveback.Sgt.Mitchelltoldherthattheycouldnothavethemthattheywereinbeingheldasevidence.ShewentbackintoRecordstotellthemwhatSgt.Mitchellsaidabouttheitems.MariaGonzalezthencameoverandtoldSgt.MitchellthathewasupsetsoSgt.MitchellandOfficerTaylorwentintotheareainfrontofRecordstotalktothefamily.Iwalkedovertothedoortolisten.Sgt.Mitchelltoldthemthattheycouldnotgettheitemsbackbecausetheywerebeingheldasevidenceandwhentheyaredonewiththemthentheywillreleasethembacktohim.Thedaughterstartedsayingthatthiswasalljustracist,itwasbecausetheyareMuslim.Theconversationwentbackandforth,andI’mnotcertainwhatelsewassaid.Ithenwalkedbacktomydesk.Reviewed:Lt.ByronKeyes#657