Posted on 07/15/2022 2:38:14 PM PDT by Zhang Fei
A Rochester Police officer is on desk duty following an altercation with an EMT at a hospital’s emergency department, according to published reports.
The incident happened Monday at Strong Memorial Hospital when the police officer’s car was hit by the EMT while unloading a patient in the ambulance bay. The officer wanted to get the EMTs identification, but the EMT wanted to bring the patient inside the hospital first.
While the EMT was at the check-in desk, she was handcuffed and forcefully taken outside to a police car.
The EMT was later released from custody. She was not charged or ticketed.
Monroe Ambulance issued the following statement:
“At Monroe Ambulance, the safety of our crew and our patients are of the upmost importance. While the incident is still under internal investigation, our review of the video footage of the event indicates the safety of both our employee and that of her patient were jeopardized by the action of the officer. Our employee demonstrated sound decision making by prioritizing the care of her patient and it is the expectation of all our care providers to do the same. Furthermore, we do not believe the behavior of the officer aligns with the values of RPD leadership and should in no way condemn the rest of the brave brothers and sisters in blue. We are eager to learn of the outcome of RPD’s official investigation.”
Rochester Police Chief David Smith released a statement, which read in part:
“Chief Smith was notified of the incident and immediately directed an internal investigation by the Professional Standards Section. Pending the internal investigation, the member involved has been placed on administrative assignment. We ask for patience as we ensure that a thorough and complete investigation is completed.”
Not a big one nully, but enough to show that they’re psycopaths.
“We investigated ourselves and found we did nothing wrong.”
I'm betting we're missing a few important details and the news article was meant to arouse folks against the cops...typical Rochester news...
The local cops better hope that they don’t need EMT services there anytime soon. Reminds me of that case a few years back when an out-of-control LEO roughed up that nurse in the ER and arrested her in front of her entire staff.
He was probably delivering a criminal to the hospital....happens just about every day in Rochester.
I hereby nominate this Rochester cop for the Murrill McLean Award. See tagline, and here:
The EMTs need to respect their authoritay.
Too many shows glorifying the police and probably given the firearm instead of earning it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wubbels
Wubbels was later released without charge.[9] The arresting officer was fired on October 10, and his supervisor was demoted two ranks from Lieutenant to Officer.[10][11][12][13] On October 31, 2017, Wubbels and her attorney announced that Salt Lake City and the University of Utah had agreed to settle the incident for $500,000. She said that part of her settlement will go toward efforts geared to making body cam footage more accessible to the public.[14][15] The incident was one of the reasons Medscape put Wubbels on its list of the best physicians in 2017.[16]
Yeah, that’s the nurse. She got $500,000 for her trouble and embarrassment.
As a retired Navy Officer, my neighbor and I held two trespassing Sheriff’s deputies at gunpoint until they identified themselves. They weren’t happy either - but we were. They don’t come back either.
That, and the satisfaction of seeing the scumbag cop fired.
One could make the argument that she was assaulted. In NY State it is a felony to assault a medical worker who is on duty. Of course, that won’t apply here.
Power tripping is for insecure little tools.
Every time you hear of a great deed one cop does, here come dozens who are just plain stupid, careless.
“I betting we’re missing a few important details and the news article was meant to arouse folks against the cops...typical Rochester news...”
Here’s the video => https://youtu.be/hXyDg-wFQks
Help me out here. What details can you think of that would justify his actions?
They just can’t seem to help themselves.
What an ass that cop is
Did he commit a crime or were you just pissed off. Sounds a lot like bragging.
Sometimes, the police follow an ambulance to the hospital if the patient might become dangerous, or if the patient will be transported to jail following medical clearance. Sometimes the police transport gunshot or stabbing victims, better chance of survival than waiting for an ambulance.
There are valid reasons for police to park in the ambulance bay. Not waiting until the EMTs hand off the patient before discussing a minor ding is not valid.
Too stupid to be hired ss a cop.
The smart ones know their life may one day depend on that emt and er people.
Stupid ass.
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