Complaint #200708212,
June 3, 2007

Summary

On June 3, 2007, [redacted] was in a car with three friends, [redacted] and [redacted]. An unmarked car flashed their lights to pull the vehicle over (Allegations A and B). [redacted] immediately pulled over and the police car parked right behind him. Four plainclothes officers exited the car. PO Daniel Ehrenreich and PO Aaron Thorn were identified through investigation as the officers who conducted the car stop. One of the officers approached the driver side and asked for [redacted]'s license and registration. All the passengers were asked to exit the vehicle and provide identification. [redacted] asked several times why they were pulled over. [redacted] was frisked on his front and back pants pockets by PO Ehrenreich (Allegation C) while [redacted] was frisked by PO Thorn (Allegation D). Two officers then searched the front and back seats inside the car (Allegations E and F). The officers did not show them or tell them of anything found in the vehicle upon searching it. [redacted] again asked why they were stopped. PO Ehrenreich told [redacted] to shut up and grabbed him by his shirt causing it to rip (Allegation G). [redacted] said, "You ripped my shirt." PO Ehrenreich replied, "That's because you don't know how to shut up." PO Ehrenreich turned [redacted] around and handcuffed him. [redacted] was placed face-first against the back passenger side of the car. [redacted] was handcuffed for approximately 10-15 minutes before being released with a [redacted] summons. The bottom of the summons with the officer's information was torn off. PO Ehrenreich told [redacted] "No hard feelings" and left the location. Read report for details.