City Provides Camera Footage Showing Pasadena Officers Acted Appropriately

Pasadena Police in-car camera footage provided by the City of Pasadena.

The City of Pasadena issued a statement calling a lawsuit from July 16, 2018 “baseless” while providing audio and video to corroborate its claim.

By Desk News

Here’s the full statement:

The lawsuit filed against the City of Pasadena accusing two officers of inappropriate conduct during a traffic stop two years ago is baseless and, in fact, the claims on which the lawsuit rests are easily proven false.

Traffic Stop

On Monday May 2, 2016, Pasadena Police Department patrol officers initiated a traffic stop based upon a detective investigation and traffic violation witnessed by police. As per Department policies and procedures, the officers remained professional the entire time, assessed the situation, speaking with the individuals and conducting appropriate and necessary searches of the individuals (a waist-band check for weapons) and of the vehicle. After the vehicle and individuals were searched and questioned, they were free to leave the scene.

When the Police Department received a personnel complaint, a thorough review of the incident was undertaken per Department policy. The in-car camera footage from the patrol car clearly shows that the officers acted appropriately. The City of Pasadena will release the video in the morning, which shows that the lawsuit is unsubstantiated.

Here’s a link to the video (click icon bottom right to enter full screen) and audio: