Posted on 06/30/2023 8:28:13 PM PDT by algore
A woman plans to sue a small New Hampshire town after she was arrested in her own home last year by cops, who were investigating a crash that occurred nearby, because they said that they could could smell alcohol on her breath.
Colleen Loud, 68, had been sitting at her home in New Hampton eating a bowl of ice cream waiting for a Yankees game to start last October when officers knocked on her door and eventually took her into custody.
Police say that they arrested for being intoxicated with a breath alcohol test reading of just over .08, which is below the legal limit for driving, as well over concern for the condition of her home, in documents one officer accused her of being a 'hoarder.
Loud later shot back in an interview saying: 'My house is a mess, which is none of their business
Now, Loud has said she has hired an attorney and plans to sue the town over what she calls a wrongful arrest.
Former North Hampton Police Chief Kathryn Mone stood down from her post following an investigation into the arrest of Loud
Officer Matt McCue had appeared at Loud's door in October of last year and wanted to know if she had heard a car crash into the bushes outside her mobile home.
After telling McCue she had not, she closed the door on the officer and returned to watching her baseball game.
Following this, Sergeant Asa Johnson is said to have knocked on her door and claimed he could smell alcohol.
Loud claims they gave her two choices, call someone to take care of her, or go to the 'drunk tank' overnight.
They took her out of her home in handcuffs, and she spent the night in the Rockingham County Jail.
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I thought smelt was a small fish, smelled would be the correct spelling JEEZE how the hell did these journalists get out of college????
Why did you answer the door?
A doorbell means take off your safety
She who smelt it, dealt it.
Not a big drinker but is it illegal to be drunk in your home?
I can tell no such thing. I only see two officers.
Yeah, the cops were wrong. Who walks up yo a house and does a breathalyzer test?
waiting for a Yankees game to start last October
They should have arrested for that in NH.
did she offer them a sandwich from one of the bags on the floor?
In the UK, “smelled” and “smelt” are both acceptable.
Not everyone lives in a “Beautiful Homes” magazine-type house located in the newest subdivision. The woman was not harming anyone while in her home and apparently did not have anything to do with the accident outside. She was breaking no laws. The woman had the RIGHT to be secure in her home, and she had the RIGHT to drink beverages while enjoying her sports-viewing evening. If she wanted to pour the beer over the ice cream and enjoy the strange cocktail, she had the RIGHT to do that as well.
The cops did not have the RIGHT to arrest the woman. Anything else is unnecessary details to the story.
“According to the report, Mone is alleged to have said she would rather ‘get sued for taking action than not taking action’.”
Action regarding what? If she thought the woman’s home situation was a health hazard, she could have called Family Services the following day and requested they check to see if the homeowner needed county or city service’s assistance.
What are you talking about?
it all depends on whether it’s spelled or spelt correctly though
I think maybe YOU should take a breath-alyzer test.
Yes, I learned/learnt that some time ago.
“I think maybe YOU should take a breath-alyzer test.”
Are you a cop ?
Smelt is correct. That’s what I learnt in school.
Cops don’t care if “they” get sued because “they” never have to pay. Most times they get qualified immunity and only the municipality that employs them remain defendants and if they are not granted qualified immunity the municipality will provide legal counsel and settle with the taxpayers money.
Johnson made her take an alcohol test and found that her breath alcohol content was just over .08 percent, the legal limit for driving.
She talked too freely, said she had been drinking at a bar and then came home, presumably driving, and not walking or getting a ride. Easy defense, she had a drink at home. Easier defense, don't volunteer.
The word "officious" goes nicely with "officer," doesn't it?
“I thought smelt was a small fish, smelled would be the correct spelling JEEZE how the hell did these journalists get out of college????”
It’s British, dude. And you are confusing verbs and nouns. The verb smelt refers to extracting metal using heat.
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