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Resident alleges repeated disrespectful stops by unmarked officers; commission urged to investigate
Summary
Jim Salinas Sr. told the Police Commission that his community member Miguel Gomez experienced two separate confrontations with unmarked officers who allegedly refused to identify themselves; the commission did not adjudicate the claim at the meeting and no departmental response to the specific allegation was recorded on the public record.
During the public comment period at the March 27 Police Commission meeting in the Mission District, Jim Salinas Sr. urged the commission to investigate two incidents involving a local resident, Miguel Gomez, whom Salinas described as a lifelong Mission homeowner and community leader.
"He tried to pull over...the individuals got out of the car yelling and screaming at him...they refused to give it to him," Salinas said, alleging that three white male officers in an unmarked car stopped Gomez on Feb. 5, refused to show identification and treated him and his wife in an "intimidating"…
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