Posted on 07/23/2009 6:39:57 AM PDT by HD1200
Excerpts from police report. Full document at http://www.amnation.com/vfr/Police%20report%20on%20Gates%20arrest.PDF
If I were the officer, I wouldn't be apologizing either.
...When I arrived at Ware Street I radioed ECC and asked that they have the caller meet me at the front door to this residence. I was told that the caller was already outside. As I was getting this information, I climbed the porch stairs toward the front door. As [reached the door, a female voice called out to me. I looked in the direction of the voice and observed a white female, later identified {} who was standing on the sidewalk in front of the residence, held a wireless telephone in her hand arid told me that it was she who called. She went on to tell me that she observed what appeared to be two black males with backpacks on the porch of• Ware Street. She told me that her suspicions were aroused when she observed one of the men wedging his shoulder into the door as if he was trying to force entry. Since I was the only police officer on location and had my back to the front door as I spoke with her, I asked that she wait for other responding officers while I investigated further.
As I turned and faced the door, I could see an older black male standing in the foyer of {} Ware Street. I made this observation through the glass paned front door. As I stood in plain view of this man, later identified as Gates, I asked if he would step out onto the porch and speak with me. He replied “no I will not”. He then demanded to know who I was. I told him that I was “Sgt. Crowley from the Cambridge Police” and that I was “investigating a report of a break in progress” at the residence. While I was making this statement, Gates opened the front door and exclaimed “why, because I’m a black man in America?”. I then asked Gates if there was anyone else in the residence. While yelling, he told me that it was none of my business and accused me of being a racist police officer. I assured Gates that I was responding to a citizen’s call to the Cambridge Police and that the caller was outside as we spoke. Gates seemed to ignore me and picked up a cordless telephone and dialed an unknown telephone number. As he did so, I radioed on channel I that I was off in the residence with someone who appeared to be a resident but very uncooperative. I then overheard Gates asking the person on the other end of his telephone call to “get the chief’ and “whats the chiefs name?’. Gates was telling the person on the other end of the call that he was dealing with a racist police officer in his home. Gates then turned to me and told me that I had no idea who I was “messing” with and that I had not heard the last of it. While I was led to believe that Gates was lawfully in the residence, I was quite surprised and confused with the behavior he exhibited toward me. I asked Gates to provide me with photo identification so that I could verify that he resided at Ware Street and so that I could radio my findings to ECC. Gates initially refused, demanding that I show him identification but then did supply me with a Harvard University identification card. Upon learning that Gates was affiliated with Harvard, I radioed and requested the presence of the Harvard University Police.
With the Harvard University identification in hand, I radioed my findings to ECC on channel two and prepared to leave. Gates again asked for my name which I began to provide. Gates began to yell over my spoken words by accusing me of being a racist police officer and leveling threats that he wasn’t someone to mess with. At some point during this exchange, I became aware that Off. Carlos Figueroa was standing behind me. When Gates asked a third time for my name, I explained to him that I had provided it at his request two separate times. Gates continued to yell at me. I told Gates that I was leaving his residence and that if he had any other questions regarding the matter, I would speak with him outside of the residence.
As I began walking through the foyer toward the front door, I could hear Gates agai,n demanding my name. I again told Gates that I would speak with him outside. My reason for wanting to leave the residence was that Gates was yelling very loud and the acoustics of the kitchen and foyer were making it difficult for me to transmit pertinent information to ECC or other responding units. His reply was “ya, I’ll speak with your mama outside”. When I left the residence, I noted that there were several Cambridge and Harvard University police officers assembled on the sidewalk in front of the residence. Additionally, the caller, md at least seven unidentified passers-by were looking in the direction of Gates, who had followed me outside of the residence.
As I descended the stairs to the sidewalk, Gates continued to yell at me, accusing me of racial bias and continued to tell me that I had not heard the last of him. Due to the tumultuous manner Gates had exhibited in his residence as well as his continued tumultuous behavior outside the residence, in view of the public, I warned Gates that he was becoming disorderly. Gates ignored my warning and continued to yell, which drew the attention of both the police officers and citizens, who appeared surprised and alarmed by Gates’s outburst. For a second time I warned Gates to calm down while I withdrew my department issued handcuffs from their carrying case. Gates again ignored my warning and continued to yell at me. It was at this time that I informed Gates that he was under arrest. I then stepped up the stairs, onto the porch and attempted to place handcuffs on Gates. Gates initially resisted my attempt to handcuff him, yelling that he was “disabled” and would fall without his cane. After the handcuffs were property applied, Gates complained that they were too tight. I ordered Off. Ivey, who was among the responding officers, to handcuff Gates with his arms in front of him for his comfort while I secured a cane for Gates from within the residence. I then asked Gates if he would like an officer to take possession of his house key and secure his front door, which he left wide open. Gates told me that the door was un securable due to a previous break attempt at the residence. Shortly thereafter, a Harvard University maintenance person arrived on scene and appeared familiar with Gates. I asked Gates if he was comfortable with this Harvard University maintenance person securing his residence. He told me that he was.
Reinstate the charges, plus a few more.
Childish, racist, hate-filled, insecure, non-intellectual. Harvard should be ashamed this clown’s names is associated therewith.
This is odd... Was Gates one of the men with backpacks that was seen "wedging his shoulder into the door as if he was trying to force entry"?
This police report should be made more public.
I am so glad that this arrest report and officers explanation was posted today. I wondered last night WTH Obama was setting us up for in using this “racial” issue in his closing and OBVIOUS set up question by the Chicago Sun Times reporter. Now, it is so clear. THIS officer had every right to do what he did and this Harvard professor has a big chip on his shoulder. For Obama to use national TV time to defend or bring this up is another example of his need to continually deflect reasoning of his health care government takeover plan to a poor black man story. I sure hope America is waking up to this craziness!!!
After reading this, I believe it is proper for Gates to issue a formal apology to the officer, to his neighbors who he absued with his voice, and for Obama to also issue an apology to the officer.
Anything less will only be destructive.
The officer seemed to be doing only what he was trained to do.
This means he will probably be either fired or be “conditioned” in sensitivity class training and off the streets for a long time.
The federal govt’s civil rights section will also investigate him for hate crimes.
Where there's your problem. Only white guys kick down doors. I know, because I watch those home security commercials...
they should be ashamed that that is the second clown it is associated with.
Prayers that Drudge or some conservative bloggers are doing in-depth research on obama’s “friend” (as asserted by Barry himself)and can find a nice paper trail.
Obama couldn’t take another Jeremiah Wright type scandal at this moment, it would SINK him...
Now that Obama has come to Gates’ defense, will the Cambridge police department be under pressure to fire the officer?
Some animals are more equal than others. So bow down to any person of color who crosses your path.
White guys in ski masks that cover their face, but not so much that you can’t see that they’re white.
And don’t forget the black and white striped shirt - gotta have that.
That is actually in shariah law -
all “dhimmis” must bow, get out of the way, and otherwise show complete deference to any muslim they meet.
This could be like reverend wright. A boston reporter made a great point about how obama wanted to wait until more information was available ..dont rush to judgement ..blah blah blah...but he didnt do it in this case.
Someone needs to find out why that door wasn’t working and why it hadnt been fixed. Did he not want to alert Harvard to it before he went out of town
Was it a set up?
I dont know. I don’t think it was BUT something is fishy about that door.
The Harvard University administration is probably terrified that Gates will leave for another university, the way that Cornel West did when he didn’t feel sufficiently appreciated. Maybe they’ll bump up his salary some more.
Those are the dumbest commercials ever.
If you study home invasions like they show, typically the bad guy will take the family hostage....then when the security folks call, they point a gun at the child's head and tell the parent to say everything is OK.
Yeah, I want a security system rather than a firearm!
I find some things here to be very curious. First, Gates says the door cannot be secured because of a previous breaking and entering. Second, Gates had allegedly just returned from China. How many people do you know who travel half way around the world with their front door unlocked, particularly after a breaking and entering? Third, I suspect Gates took a cab from Logan International Airport to his Ware Street residence. I wonder if the cab driver smelled alcohol on his breath. I also wonder if the flight crew had any problems with him on the long flight from China?
What was the black man trying to hide?
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