Doctor's Wife Sues Ocean City After Confrontation with Cop
Monica Raab alleges in a lawsuit that she was permanently injured in an incident that involved no charges.
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A dispute over a small garden trailer parked on a side street sparked a recent lawsuit against the City of Ocean City, and taxpayers may ultimately be on the hook to pay as a result of it.
West Atlantic Boulevard resident Monica Raab is suing the city for violation of her constitutional rights during an encounter with an Ocean City police officer that she says left her with permanent injuries.
The suit was received by the U.S. District Court on Nov. 21, and it seeks compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees and other costs. The suit names the City of Ocean City and Patrolman Jesse Scott Ruch as defendants.
The civil action pits one of Ocean City's prominent families against the city. Monica's husband, Gary, is a family physician with an Ocean City practice and is part of the Raab Family LLC that owns some of the most valuable Boardwalk properties.
According to the account of events described in the lawsuit, Raab was injured by an overzealous Ocean City patrolman who was trying to handcuff her for no reasonable cause.
According to the account of events described in police reports, Raab was uncooperative, hysterical and a danger to her own safety — all because her brother-in-law's trailer was going to be towed.
The lawsuit
The suit says Raab awakened at about 9:30 a.m. on May 11, 2010, at her West Atlantic Boulevard home in the upscale Gardens section of Ocean City to the sight of a police officer "concentrating his attention" on a small garden trailer parked in the road in front of the house.
The trailer belonged to her brother-in-law and had been parked there for about a month.
When Raab, age 51 at the time, asked the officer if she could help him with anything, he responded that he was "getting rid of the trash on the street," according to the suit.
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"I don't care who the trailer belongs to — it is going to be towed," Ruch told Raab after she explained who owned it, the suit says.
A neighbor, Michael Hinchman (who that very day was on the ballot as a mayoral candidate in Ocean City's spring municipal election ... ultimately losing to Jay Gillian), and Raab's daughter Hillary helped Monica Raab pull the trailer over the curb and onto the Raab's driveway.
The suit says Ruch then approached Raab in the driveway and repeatedly asked her name. She responded, "We are the Raabs."
"At that point, without providing any warning or explanation for his actions, Officer Ruch violently grabbed (Raab's) right arm from behind and forcibly pushed (Raab) to the ground while handcuffing her, which caused her to immediately suffer great pain in her arm and shoulder," the suit claims.
The suit says Ruch also pushed Raab's daughter, causing her to fall into the bushes adjacent to the neighbor's property.
"While (Raab) was lying face up on the pavement, Officer Ruch continued to pull and twist (Raab's) right arm over and over again, causing her to repeatedly hit her head on the pavement," the suit claims.
Ruch ignored Raab's "pleas to stop the assault" and her cries for help and an ambulance.
At that point, Ocean City Police Department Lt. William Campbell arrived at the scene and commanded Ruch to take the handcuffs off Raab.
She was never charged with any violation of criminal statute, according to the lawsuit.
Raab's suit alleges violations of constitutional rights and thus is filed in U.S. District Court (as opposed to Cape May County Superior Court, where other civil cases are heard). The counts of the lawsuit include but are not limited to:
- Unreasonable seizure: Raab "was subjected to a seizure as she was unable to leave and terminate the encounter between her and Officer Ruch."
- Excessive force: "At all relevant times, (Raab) was unarmed, not the physical equal of Officer Ruch, and posed absolutely no danger to the safety and welfare of Officer Ruch and all those around her," the suit claims.
- Unlawful search: "Officer Ruch did not attempt to or ever obtain a duly issued warrant justifying his intrusion and entry onto (Raab's) private property," the suit claims.
- Violations of civil rights: Several counts of the lawsuit claim that police supervisors and the city are liable for not protecting Raab's rights, that Ruch was not adequately trained and that "these defendants knew or should have known that certain police employees held vindictive personal animus against Raab and other citizens, which would require some amount of reasonable supervision over said employees." (A 1987 Philadelphia Inquirer article describes one previous confrontation between the Raabs and the Ocean City Police Department.)
The suit also claims that the defendants violated New Jersey state laws in a series of counts similar to the allegations of constitutional violations.
The suit claims Raab suffered "serious and permanent injuries, including permanent loss of ability to function and permanent disfigurement for which medical treatment and expenses are in excess of $3,600 and has sustained other losses and damages." The suit does not further describe Raab's injuries.
The police reports
Ptl. J. Scott Ruch was on patrol at 9:04 a.m. when he came across a trailer with no license plate parked on West Atlantic Boulevard, according to the police incident report he created on May 11, 2010.
"It was out of place for the neighborhood," Ruch says in the report.
Ruch turned on the emergency light strip on the back of his patrol car and checked the vehicle identification number on the trailer. A search of records in all 50 states found no information on the trailer based on the VIN number. Ruch called for a tow truck to take away the trailer, which was "approximately 4 foot wide by 5 foot long, metal with wood flooring and a rear gate."
Ruch was completing paperwork for a summons and for the tow truck when "a woman in a pink night shirt" walked toward his patrol car and asked, "Can I help you with anything?"
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In the report, Ruch says he then told her that he was OK and just waiting for a tow truck. After Raab told him that it was her brother-in-law's, he asked for the brother-in-law's name and asked where the license plate was. She told him that he had put the plate on another trailer, and Ruch responded, "Well, that in itself is illegal."
"She became upset," Ruch reported.
"Unexpectedly, the woman walked to the front of the trailer and as she got closer, I recognized her from high school, though I didn't remember her name and hadn't seen her since 1977," Ruch said.
He said he then looked up to find Raab pushing the trailer like a battering ram, trying to push him out of the way with it and ultimately falling backwards onto the lawn as she changed directions, Ruch reported.
"She became irate and then yelled, 'Look, now the hitch is on my leg,' " Ruch said in the report.
"I quickly stepped to the rear of the trailer as I radioed for Sgt. (Brian) Hopely to see if he was available as I wasn't sure of the woman's intentions to blame me for hurting herself," Ruch wrote.
Ruch said he helped lift the hitch off the woman's leg.
"She turned and ran into the front yard of 233 W. Atlantic Boulevard, which I recognized as the home of Gary Raab, my personal physician," Ruch wrote. "I watched as she took her night shirt off approximately halfway across the lawn and walked bare-chested towards the house. She looked back at me, walked in, and closed the screen door."
Raab returned with a cordless telephone and handed it to Ruch. On the other end, Dr. Gary Raab told the police officer that he was leaving the hospital right away.
"I told him he needed to hurry to beat the tow truck," Ruch wrote.
By this point, Hinchman, Raab and her daughter had succeeded in moving the trailer to the driveway, according to Ruch.
"I asked her her name and she said, 'F--- you, I'm not telling you my name ... this is all none of your business and you're not towing the trailer,' " Ruch said.
Ruch reported that Raab then began pushing him our of her way with her forearm. The report continues as follows:
"As she began to force me out of her way, I took control of her arm by the right wrist and she began yelling and screaming. She became hysterical and began pulling her arm away from me. I continued to hold her wrist as to not let her fall. Monica was pulling so hard that her head was arched further down than her shoulders. I became concerned for her safety because she was slapping at my hand and then against my thumb. She pulled and rolled her wrist free, which caused her to fall backwards about a foot to the ground. She placed both her her arms underneath herself while lying on the ground face up. She started yelling and screaming for help, and I could see she was becoming more and more violent. I asked her to please calm down and kept watching out for any combative strikes that she seemed to be wanting to make. Her legs were flailing about as she appeared to be throwing a tantrum. Her face seemed to be wretched into that of a person gone mad."
"Monica probably weighs less than 100 pounds, and though I outweigh her by nearly 150 pounds, she was dangerously not settling down and became enraged, rocking back and forth with her arms beneath her, screaming at the top of her lungs. She began screaming, "Don't touch me, don't put your hands on me." I again asked her to calm down. I attempted to grasp her wrist again, and she and her daughter both started screaming. I managed to get hold of her right wrist and placed one cuff on her to prevent her from striking me. I became more concerned when Hillary began yelling, 'You need to talk to me as I'm the only sane person here.' "
"I thought to myself that this was going to end up being a run to the Cape Regional Medical Center for a psychological evaluation. I looked up and saw Mrs. Raab's other daughter (also named Monica) yelling from the front of the garage as loud as she could, 'This is why we hate all you f---ing cops.' "
Ruch's report then begins to resemble the account in Raab's lawsuit — with Lt. William Campbell arriving, Raab calming down as she recognizes Campbell, and the lieutenant asking Ruch to uncuff Raab. She was then escorted back into the house.
Campbell radioed for an ambulance to assist Raab, and, according to Ruch's report, Hillary came back outside to introduce herself and explain that "mom has been going nuts because of that neighbor over the fence."
Ocean City police then canvassed the neighborhood and interviewed a small number of witnesses, including two men doing concrete work across the street (they said they heard the female screams but saw little of the confrontation), two neighbors who were home at the time (but saw and heard nothing) and Hinchman (whose statement described the scene as chaotic but didn't confirm or deny any of the more dramatic elements of Raab's and Ruch's accounts).
The report from Campbell describes the scene inside the Raab home after the incident:
"After a few minutes, Monica's husband, Gary Raab, a local physician, entered the bedroom. Monica was still upset but had calmed considerably and was able to speak to her husband. Upon his questioning whether she was injured, Monica stated that she struck the back of her head several times on the concrete driveway. Dr. Raab briefly examined her cranium, but relinquished this role upon entry of the Ocean City Fire Department. EMT Winston Roberts also did a brief evaluation, but after being told by Gary that Monica didn't need to go to the hospital, the Raabs were provided a form which they signed attesting to their verbal decision. Gary revealed that Monica came home from the hospital only two weeks ago for treatment related to the stress caused by a neighbor."
Campbell interviewed the Raab daughters and Hinchman and included their statements in his report.
The potential impact
As is common in such cases, the City of Ocean City and the Ocean City Police Department cannot comment on the pending litigation without potentially prejudicing their position in the case, according to City Solicitor Dorothy McCrosson.
Paul R. Rizzo of the firm DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley, Yospin, Kunzman, Davis and Lehrer, of Warren, NJ, is listed as the attorney for the plaintiff on the complaint. Rizzo did not return a call or an email last week and a voicemail message this week indicated he is on vacation.
A receptionist at Ocean City Family Practice said Monica Raab will be on vacation for two weeks.
Ocean City recently paid to settle two high-profile lawsuits against the city, one by a deputy fire chief (more than $200,000) and another by a former Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguard ($50,000). And the city faces a handful of other ongoing lawsuits involving public employees.
Although the city is insured by the Atlantic County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund (JIF) for such lawsuits, Ocean City taxpayers will ultimately pay for them through increased premiums.
McCrosson said that, in any lawsuit, the Ocean City faces the same analysis common to all types of litigation:
- Would a trial become so costly that even a victory becomes pyrrhic?
- Could a victory result in an even costlier appeal process?
- Is the risk of setting a precedent by settling too great not to see the case through to a conclusion?
- What is the strength of the case?
"These are always tough calls, but refusing to settle "on principle" is a luxury a litigant does not always have when public monies are at stake," McCrosson said, speaking only in general about any case.
Rick
7:02 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
I have experienced the same type of actions from OC's Finest. Some of these police don't know how conduct themselves with the public and like to abuse their power over others. We really need to weed these officers out.
suzanne newton
7:51 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The OC Police are not to blame for this She's CRAZY and her money and position in the City will win this case for her.
Wyatt
5:17 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Unfortunately the police are to blame, even though the woman got crazy. For a policeman to permit a situation that involved an unlicensed trailer which had been there a month to escalate into this is highly unprofessional. So often police use reasonable discretion over minor stuff like this, wasn't it "cured" when the trailer got rolled into the driveway. Unfortunately this officer felt his authority got challenged and he wasn't about to let that happen. Now Ocean City taxpayers will get to pay the tab for him acting the macho cop.
Frank Robey
7:52 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Reading the police report it sounds like the Patrol Officer did nothing wrong except to try deal with someone that got up on the wrong side of the bed that morning...I hope the city doesn't "throw him under the bus" and settle this out of court...if I were the judge I'd dimiss the lawsuit as frivolent.
Curious, what happened to the video from the security cam that showed the end of the driveway? The police report mentions that Gary Raab had to rewind the tape that was going to take some time but never any sort of followup on what it showed..
Fauxy
9:10 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
She sounds insane. Sadly, he should have called for backup so he could have had a witness.
Eleanor
9:56 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Something is odd about this story. The woman is made out by the officer to sound completely out of control which is strange since all we are only talking about some kind of flat bed trailer. The officer says he knew her from school and since her age is given (dont know why the public needs to know anyones age but thats beside the point) he is in his late 40s to early 50s? Plus he says he outweighs a 100 lb woman by 150 pounds.
So the picture is of a 250 pound officer in his 50s who cant control a 100 pound woman? A woman who throws off her shirt and walks around half naked in the middle of the morning? I just think there is something else to this picture that we are not getting.
Agree w/Fauxy that he should have called in back up if only for witnesses because it seems like the witnesses on the scene didnt see enough or hear enough.
Denise Fisk-Baj
12:22 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
I agree with you Eleanor.......some officers defin have a chip on their shoulder.....most are nice that I've observed....but no wonder so many ppl I know don't even want to come here b/c the cops are sitting waiting like a tiger looking at a steak ready to pounce......it's like they get some kind of sick rush from it all....no pun intended...
steve fenichel
10:05 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
In November 2011 I had 2 ugly and disrespectful experiences involving Sgt. Fletcher of the OCPD.
I wrote a letter to Chief Callahan whose "internal investigation" was totally dismissive of my concerns.
I arranged a meeting with the Chief. At the meeting it became crystal clear to me that an Independent Police/Civilian Review Board is essential to ensure that the police "serve and protect" the people. Rather than "bully and intimidate" as more citizens are experiencing.
There is a striking need for an independent mediator to evaluate police complaints as leaving this to the Chief is truly equivalent to "the foxes guarding the chicken coop". The police are out of control in O.C. and the simple mechanism of an Independent Review Board will restore accountability and save millions of dollars in present and future litigation.
Steven Fenichel, MD
Rick
8:18 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
I've experienced very similar actions by the OCPD. Reading the Police report only gives the officer's story. If the officer would have just asked the woman to move the trailer into the driveway in a polite manner, I am sure this would not have occured, but today we have to many people becoming cops to hold power and control over others and not to help people. That being said, I have also had really good experiences with some OC police.
Eric Sauder
2:13 pm on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
I agree with the doctor's call for independent review. The police department is there to protect and serve the citizens and not to bully and intimdate them. In the former case they protect our rights as citizens, In the later case they violate them.
I've had mostly positive (and thankfully few) experiences with the police department here. But as a matter of principle we do need citizen oversight over the police department. The police cannot be allowed to become a law onto themselves.
Anonymous Guy
10:28 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
So they admit they broke the law by moving license plates, they try and cover it up, The woman obviously has some known issues and is clearly not in their right mind and even the husband says she was treated just 2 weeks prior. While the situation is odd, I have to go with the Officer on this one.
Pat
11:23 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
"Like"
jim sweeney
8:54 pm on Tuesday, April 10, 2012
I agree with the police officer. Some people in Ocean City think they are above the law. "DON'T YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE?". They are not above the law & the doctor should not have a contract with the city(colusiion), The officer should have locked her up for indecent exposure. The ranking officer should have been disaplined for not backing-up the arresting officer because he feared the doctor & wife's influence in the city, That action, only made her feel more powerful. James J. Sweeeney
Dylan
11:28 am on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
To JAMES J SWEEENEY if we are going to go into the conversation of the people in the city who think they are above the law let’s start with OCPD, because they act as if they rule the world when in reality most of them are high school grads that couldn’t get into college. As a college student studying criminal justice the ocean city police force has become a joke in my eyes, and is looked at as a joke by any police officer outside of the city. All that should have been done was a knock on the door and a polite explanation on why it has to be moved, but the police in Ocean City are too worried about petty things that quite frankly have absolutely no effect on anyone. Now not saying that the trailer should be there, but this all could have been solved with simply asking to move it.
Dylan Hay Canova
Wilda Connor
10:28 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Why not just give her a warning to remove the trailer and lose all this drama?
Rick
8:22 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
amen
Denise Fisk-Baj
12:25 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Wilda.....you are about the most intelligent person on here....this could have all been avoided had a simple summons been issued.....write the ticket and fight it out in court!!!! End of story!!!
Douglas Bergen
10:58 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Eric Sauder
11:39 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Thanks for covering this Doug. We need to know about this sort of thing.
Dylan
10:59 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Quite Frankly I’m disgusted by some of the people that come on here and write comments. To begin we all know of Ocean City Police officers who have stepped way over the line because as soon as they get the badge they feel a sense of entitlement and abuse their power. I’m glad somebody finally decided to stand up for themselves and not let the OCPD get away with something like this. As far as the other commenter’s go, some of you are acting like you are children and still in high school speaking ill of a woman that I’m positive most of you don’t know on a personal basis. Now my comment may seem one sided, but it is people like you who are ruining the city not the Raab family who Own dentists offices, doctors offices, and parts of the boardwalk that we all enjoy every year. So before you come on here and make allegations about someone being “crazy” or “insane”, think about how you live your everyday life first and take a long hard look in the mirror.
Colonel
11:55 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
You're painting the police department with a broad brush, but I must admit I too have had problems with some of the actions of the department, particularly with their seemingly manic need to constantly stop cars in O. C. for myriad reasons. They go way overboard in that regard. On the other hand, this particular officer was way out of line and acted stupidly based on the story as reported. However, Mrs. Raab also seems to have acted bizarrely in response to the whole matter, including her lawsuit against the city. The fact that the Raab Family owns dentists' and doctors' offices and parts of the boardwalk doesn't give them any more license to misbehave than you or me. The "permanent" injury claim is an utter joke. The foul-mouthed comments by Mrs. Raab and her daughter are certainly not indicative of what I would have expected of an upstanding community family in Ocean City, regardless of what had transpired. Evidently the "F" word has become part of the everyday language in their household as it has in a lot of other American homes these days. Very sad.
Eric Sauder
11:08 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
I don't know much at all about this incident other than what I read in Patch so I'm hesitant to comment. But it seems to me (if the officer’s account is reliable) that when a person is acting that irrationally that instead of forcing the issue and trying to subdue the person it would have been better to stand down and call for medical support and additional police backup and go back later. Possibly wait until Doctor Raab arrived? I mean this was about a trailer parked in front of someone’s house. It’s not like an immediate response was necessary and the trailer had been there for over a month. From what I read it’s difficult for me to see how that person was a danger to herself. I suspect that if the officer had backed off that person would have backed off too. At the very least it seems to me that the officer escalated the situation beyond what wasprudent or necessary.
Gina
3:11 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
No Plates on the trailer.. Means no parking on the street its that simple!!! It should have been in her driveway...
JM
4:03 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Raaaaaaaaaaaaaab
Beachy Keen
4:18 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
BTW--does anyone know the outcome of the 1987 B-DAY PARTY debacle involving the other officer in the Raab's lawsuit?
JM
4:21 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
more please
Beachy Keen
4:28 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The entire ordeal is unfortunate and will be a no win all around for all involved.
Beachy Keen
4:28 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
JM---More what??
JM
4:34 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
details
Beachy Keen
4:37 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
If you click on the blue link in this article that says Philadelphia Inquirer, it relates the incident but not the final outcome. Seems the Raabs were having a b-day party and a neighbor complained about the noise level. Whole debacle ensued with the Raabs making serious allegations against the officer. It was a long time ago but I was just wondering what happened.
Frank Robey
4:59 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
I don't know if they allow a link as a comment, but I'll post it...if it doesn't work and you go to that Philly.com article about the Raabs/police in court and look over at the lefthand side it has "similar articles", click the one that says "Trio fined" and you'll get your answer....in a nutshell the Raabs were fined and the cop exonerated.
Link is here: http://articles.philly.com/1987-08-13/news/26169174_1_noise-dispute-siteman-noise-control-ordinance
Sam
4:43 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
I do not keep unauthorized vehicles in front of my house, nor do I run naked while screaming obscenities on my lawn. Do you? And to think I was worried about BYOB.
Beachy Keen
5:07 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Frank R. thanks for the link. I guess the outcome was appropriate although it was a long time ago.
Wyatt
5:09 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Oh go ahead and settle. The second home-owing shoobies will wind up paying most of it anyway.
Eleanor
5:37 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
@frank - That is a weird incident. The family are having a birthday party for their one year old, it gets a little noisy, a cop comes to the door, they refuse to let him in and then i dont get it - did he try to push his way in? You do not have to allow a police officer in your house without a warrant. They were well within their rights to refuse him entrance - but it would have been polite to step onto the porch and hear what the officer had to say and offer to keep the noise down.
Frank Robey
7:59 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
It is rather strange but since the judge fined them and dismissed their lawsuit I guess the evidence must have shown that they were in their rights as law enforcement...
I had been wondering about the statement above and in the police report "I looked up and saw Mrs. Raab's other daughter (also named Monica) yelling from the front of the garage as loud as she could, 'This is why we hate all you f---ing cops.' "
Could that stem from the first instance back in the 80's when Monica was 1? I don't think at one year old she would have been able to understand any of it....so the issues with the OC cops must be a part of the family discussions...and might be one of the reasons this recent incident got kinda out of control...if I were the attorney for the city I'd certainly bring that up...
bob smith
6:11 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
This is absolutely disgraceful. The OC Patch site is a usefull vehicle to discuss city issues and for people to gather information and offer opinions but when it is reduced to city gossip regarding homeowners and their private issues it has gone too far. Respect the privacy of the Raabs and let the issue be handled by the legal process. Again, Respect the familys privacy.
Eric Sauder
8:54 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
I agree Bob unless it was excessive or unwarranted use of force by a police officer, in which case it is a community affair. As for the Raabs It is unfortunate that all of this is coming out publically.
Beachy Keen
6:32 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Wyatt, unfortunately every taxpayer in OC will end up paying one way or another for this and all of the lawsuits not just second homeowers.
Bob, I agree it is disgraceful to be gossiping about an unfortunate situation but when one goes around suing the police department you have to expect that others will be online expressing their comments. As taxpayers we are entitled to know what goes on and all is a matter of public record. What disgusts me is all of these lawsuits!
Duffer
8:36 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Our mayor needs to sit down with our police chief and determine what a valid use of our police force is. I'm sorry but it is obvious to me that the officer was out of line. The officer created this situation with poor judgment and a lack of basic courtesy. If there is a trailer parked in front of a single family home in a residential neighborhood basic common sense and decency ought to tell the officer to kindly knock on the door of the home and speak with the homeowner about the trailer. If nobody answers basic common sense and decency out to tell the officer to leave a note or come back later. To call for a tow-truck without making contact in a polite manor with the homeowner about the trailer parked in front of tells me the officer was on a power trip from the very beginning. This should never happen in our town....especially in the off-season.
To the mayor, police chief and any officers who might read this I just want to remind you all that you work for us!!!
CD
8:21 am on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Duffer, Just out of curiosity, how does one determine who's trailer it is without a license plate or a match on the VIN? Just wondering...
Rick
10:12 am on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Cd, you run the VIn number. It's stamped on the frame of every trailer
Parker Miller
9:13 am on Thursday, April 12, 2012
I just happened to read one of your 3 month old comments and a response fom Rick. Even if the officer had gotten the VIN, it wouldn't have helped him know which house door to knock on. As I understand the situation, the trailer belonged to a borther-in-law, who didn't live in this neighborhood, had taken the plate off this trailer, put the plate (illegally) on another trailer in another location, and left this trailer (illegally) on the street for several weeks with no plates.
Parker Miller
8:55 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
I have had the opportunity and misfortune to deal with this police officer as both a complainer and an offender. He has been professional and courteous. In one situation he calmed a very belligerent person (not me). I think Mrs. Raab may have seemed uncontrollable, but none of us was there and knows what this situation was like.
Also, I had a trailer and know the city has regulations regarding how long it can be on the street, its size, the required lights, and its registation. It's not a top priority for the police unless a neighbor calls. Then the police are there within minutes. Take a peek into the Impound Lot on Shelter Road sometime.
Duffer
9:03 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Why no knock on the door then. Its a single family residential neighborhood. If he had been respectful to the taxpayer from the very beginning the woman would have had no reason to become irate. There is no excuse for this sort of attitude from our "Public Servants".
mike
9:44 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Just because this lady is "Crazy" does not give her the right to break the law. Furthermore, being "Politically Connected" does not either. I would of towed and ticketed the owner of trailer, arrested her for obstruction, hindering, disorderly conduct, nudity, then secured her, transported her to station for processing, issued bail on her or released her on a summons pending court. The Lt. should have never taken the handcuffs off of her. He Put that patrolman in a bad spot who was enforcing the law as it was written. The patrolman had more than enough probable cause to be there and to take the actions he did. So called "Crazy" people or "Politically" connected people still have to abide by the law. Shouldnt have taken the cuffs off!
J
2:48 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Sounds like you would have been on an even bigger power trip than Ruch himself. I sure am glad you're not a police officer. Going to all of that trouble over a trailer parked in the road doing nobody any harm whatsoever? By knocking on the door and kindly asking Mrs. Raab to move the trailer in to the driveway, all of this would be avoided. There is no reason to call to have the trailer towed or to tell Dr. Raab to hurry home from the hospital. Ruch is a sorry excuse for a police officer.
Rick
7:17 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
Sounds like your the kind of person OCPD is looking to hire. Perhaps this same kindness will be shown to you then next time you break any law, no matter how small.
Pat
7:27 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
This is just too stinkin funney!! Nothing like airing out the dirty laundry of the Gardens in public. Could be a reality tv show!! All involved would be better served by just picking up their toys and going home.
Wyatt
7:39 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Thing is, they are home! How unusual, the locals, both the police and the resident, acting as if they were, and were dealing with, wild partying shoobies on an August weekend.
Pat
11:09 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Jersey Shore comes to O.C!!!!!!
Wyatt
7:56 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Interesting that the incident happend in May 2010 and the lawsuit not filed until a year and a half later. Guess it took that long to find an out-of-town ambulance chaser from North Jersey willing to take an acceptable percentage of the likely settlement as a contingent fee.
Pat
10:41 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
They wouldn't want the statue of limitations to run out on this one. Seems one of OC's first families have made public asses of themselves and are trying to exonerate their name by assuming absolutely no personal accountability for the situation.. It is only making their situation worse. They have become the town joke. They will never live this one down no matter what the outcome. Is the great personal toll worth it????
Beachy Keen
8:02 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Seems to me that the "local" are so closely related that it is hard to sort out where the "professionalism" begins and ends. The cop states that Dr. Raab is his personal physician and that he went to high school with Mrs. Raab. The lieutenant appears to know the family well and orders the cop to undo his decision. After all of the drama, Mrs. Raab is released and allowed to go back into the house. None of the witnesses were able to confirm or deny the series of events so who knows what really happened. After all, who is allowed to call people on the phone and hand the phone to the cop? The whole thing is sad and ridiculous.
mike
8:04 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
"J" for your information, this all could have been avoided if there wasn't an unregistered, illegally parked trailer in the roadway. The Police Officer would have never been there. You cant get mad at the police officer for enforcing the law, thats he's paid to do.
Pat
10:54 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
"Like"
Rick
7:20 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
It's the manner in which he enforces that we are talking about.
Denise Fisk-Baj
12:43 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
I disagree Mike.....he should have just written a ticket forcing them to get the trailer off the street--or write a ticket for no tags and be done with it and let Russell deal with it.....this was uncalled for brutality -throwing a woman on the ground and cuffing her like she was a drug dealer or something......where is the serve and protect there????
Janet Burk
9:06 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
While I have had no, thank goodness, experience with OC police, I have no doubt about the accuracy of Ms. Raab's account.
I HAVE had experience with another shore police dept., not personally but with a family member, and that person was so savagely beaten for no apparent reason except to be sitting at a table in a bar and not responding quick enough to get out that he is STILL suffering from a brain bleed and unable to resume full time work after nearly 7 months. The tape of the incident was conveniently missing. Did you notice I did not mention the shore town? Could it be I am afraid of reprisals? Hmmmmm. It seems to me that for the most part police exacerbate situations and are incendiaries instead of putting the fires out safely and with sense. I could be wrong.
Pat
10:26 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
This has become a forum for anyone who has a gripe with a cop anywhere. Stop it. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other. gimme a break!!! I have my own ideas on this.......big name in town vs the cops.......the big name in town should be embaressed and ashamed ot their behavior. Is all of this publicity gonna help their mental state??? I think not. Now........What would Nancy Grace have to say about this. I have no doubt this story will go national.
Pat
11:01 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Oweing to their position in the community perhaps the "first family" should behave more responsabily. Now they want money from the town that supported them for years. The karma of this all is that what was once a not well known situation (the trailer park incident....pun intended) is now well known and spreading......and who looks bad in this caper???? Take a guess. They will NEVER live this one down.
Rick
5:10 pm on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
I hope you never have a bad experience with the PD. I have heard the same defense of the Police from many, until it happens to them. Then all of a sudden their position changes. This is one of those things that you don't understand until you witness it's occurance.
Duffer
3:22 pm on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Can someone please explain to me whe the officer did not go to the door of the home and inquire about the trailer like a reasonable human being??? This is a single family home neighborhood in the offseason so wouldn't that just be a basic courtecy in our town. Just seems he was being a #$%^ by having it towed without speaking with the homeowner. Any reasonable homeowner would be irate to find an officer out front having their property towed away in this situation regardless of the technicalities of the law. Is this the way we want our police force treating homeowners. They work for us.
Beachy Keen
6:20 pm on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
@Duffer, they don't work for us they are the law unto to themselves and answer to no one. Ever hear of a cop being convicted of or disciplined for inappropriate actions??? Few and far between. The question now becomes who is policing the police and will the Raab complaint hold water? We will have to wait and see.
Rick
5:10 pm on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Agree totally
B
9:38 pm on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Maybe a good New Years Resolution for everyone would be to stop sticking your noses in other people's business.
Colonel
8:15 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
Maybe the jackasses from the Raab Family should have kept it out of the public realm. Since they filed a lawsuit against the city, it has now become everyone's business who pays taxes in Ocean City. We are all involved now since it would be us who has to pay any settlement costs. Beyone that, it sounds like the jackass on the police force also has no business being there. Let him find employment elsewhere.
J
12:59 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
Mike, would he not have been enforcing the law by knocking on the door and asking the Raab's to move the trailer? There is a difference between enforcing the law and being a complete ass. Cops are supposed to use their discretion in situations like these. What he did is like pulling someone over and giving them a speeding ticket for going 31 in a 30 mph zone. There are plenty of different ways you can enforce the law. You can be a complete ass and go on a power trip and "tow and ticket the owner of trailer, arrest her for obstruction, hindering, disorderly conduct, nudity, then secure her, transport her to station for processing, issue bail on her or released her on a summons pending court," or you can use your discretion and knock on her door and kindly ask her to move the trailer. Which situation sounds more reasonable to you?
mike
8:22 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
i'm not disagreeing with you about knocking on the door. This is an option that the officer chose not to carry out, for whatever reason? My point is this, regardless if you agree with the cop's discretion in either situation (unregistered trailer or minor speeding violation), the justice system is set up so that you are considered innocent until proved otherwise in a court of law. in the event of getting pulled over for a minor speeding offense, would you recommend driver protest on scene by, running around naked, screaming obscenities, attacking police officer, refusing to give name, generally turning insane?... or would it be more sensible option to explain to the judge on your court date that the cop acted unreasonable and have violation thrown out? this also would ruin the officers credibility in court in court. Whether you like it or not, this is how our justice system is set up. She dug herself a deeper hole when she went nuts!
Bob & Annie
11:03 am on Sunday, January 15, 2012
As I read your statement, you feel that the Raabs did nothing wrong is that it by being disruptive, disorderly, abnoxtions, rude, and I guess we'll let the nudity issue go.
What do you think would happen to anyone else is they were not connected? I'll tell you what, your ass would have been thrown in the clinker thats what.
Bob
Wyatt
6:33 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
Its the quiet(er) off season and the cop was probably bored. After finally finding a violation, no matter how inconsequential, he took the straight and narrow legal path in dealing with it rather than doing something more sensible but would take less time and would have had no paperwork trail to show how vigilant he was for lawbreakers, even if they were important locals. And police may be evaluated on the number of summons, reports, etc.they produce so maybe the cop had a quota to fulfil. How unfortunate that this time he was dealing with someone who apparently is not wrapped too tightly.
JB
8:42 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
So when an unregistered trailer is on the street, the officer has to go door to door to find the owner, just because its in front of a house doesn’t mean its theirs. Give me a break, no license plate, TOW IT, they broke the law by moving the plate around. Not saying it doesn't occur often, but come one just because he's a rich guy who owns some property he's not entitled to be treated any differently than any other citizen. Her own husband says she's been treated for mental issues. I don’t know the Raab's, but when you read the two accounts, there is a common thread, she was not mentally stable. There should be no entitlement , off season or not, rich or poor. If you violate the laws you should deal with the consequences of your actions, are we all not taught this when we're small children? Give me a break on this, they were wrong and it took a year to figure out how to try and stick it to OC. This is why we need to regulate frivolous lawsuits. Funniest part is, when his taxes go up, he'll probably be the first to appeal...
Rick
1:41 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
I usually don’t see the police tow these vehicles. In my neighborhood they put an abandoned sticker on the vehicle and give the owner a couple days to move it. This cop was acting like an ass by stating he’s getting rid of the junk in the neighborhood.
OCLOVER
2:04 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
Sort of like an abandoned car on the side of road- usually you are given a warning sticker to remove it. They typically don’t tow it away immediately.
Denise Fisk-Baj
12:57 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
I agree with Rick and Oclover.....the officer should have just either ticketed the trailer or put and abandoned sticker on it......avoiding this Jerry Springer episode completely.....is it too much to ask for a little warning and give whoever time to get the thing off the street or put the tags on it......it just seems like a lot of brutality for a stupid 5 foot trailer parked on the street in the off season to boot.....ridiculous to say the least!!!
Beachy Keen
9:29 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
Mike and JB both very good points. When they decided to sue, the drama became public and the dirty laundry was aired in the local papers. I am more disturbed by ALL of the lawsuits against OC that I have been reading about involving the FD, BP, municipal works, and now the PD.. That's where i see a common thread and we as the taxpayers have to pay for the folly of our so called "city officials" Want a quick buck???sue OC whether your case is valid or not it will be settled for a nice sum just to make you go away.
Susan Campbell
9:32 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
These negative comments about the Raabs are obviously by very jealous, low life losers who would naturally be jealous of a successful doctor from a prominent Ocean City family.
Pat
10:37 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
B.S. No jealousy here. Bad behavior is nothing to be jealous about.
Florence Moyer
11:44 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
Hmm, someone who throws an f-bomb laden tantrum while running around topless in her front yard? Uh, no I'm not feeling one bit jealous about that. Appalled, maybe. Even some compassion. But, jealous. Nope. Wonder if that makes ME a low-life loser?
Beachy Keen
9:40 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
@Susan,, I am not getting that anyone is jealous but what I am getting is that some on this forum may have had negative experiences with the family and/or the police in OC. The whole thing is really about whether or not this is a frivolous law suit and when the Raab's decided to sue, their dirty laundry became public. All I have heard is how rich and prominent they are in OC....hmmmmmm, I never heard of them but we all know that rich people get treated differently and can afford expensive blood sucking attorneys but that is not being jealous, that is a fact of life.
Pat
10:35 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012
No one but those present know what really happened that day and one of the major players mental state is very questionable so that person may not know what happened either. That being said.....it seems the Raabs are trying to save face and their reputation by putting all of the blame on some cop and not taking ANY responsability for the mentally unstable behavior or that the trailer was an abandonded vehicle (and there are laws about that). They have total disreguard for the reputation of the cop or the town. It's all about them. I read the account of the noise complaint at a birthday party they held. Seems bad behavior is not new to these people. As for the TRAILER PARK escapade........I hope they don't get away with it. Either way............they gotta live with yet another spot on their reputations.
Dr. Howard Daniels
1:31 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
God help the residents of this town who find it acceptable for a man (police officer or not) weighing 150 lbs more than this woman to beat her so severely that she becomes permantly disabled. This should not be acceptable under any circumstance!
Pat
1:38 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
Do you believe everything you hear??
di
2:49 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
Beating, where did you get that from?
OCLOVER
1:40 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
@susan- you are assuming the officer's account is totally truthful.....that Mrs. Raab was running around the yard half naked. Did you consider that the officer may be embellishing his story to cover-up or justify that he was "rough” with her.. and that he may have hurt her??.
Regarding everyone saying she is “mentally unstable”. I am a health care professional(iN Pennsylvania off-season- so no association to Dr. Raab) You would be shocked at what percentage of the population is on either antidepressants or anti anxiety meds. Tons of people. Or people have short term “situational anxiety” that they need help with. This doesn’t deem them “Crazy”. Many are assuming because Dr Raab devulged that Mrs Raab had a previous psychological bout, that she is “guilty of acting crazy.
It amazes me how many assumptions people are making on this thread.
Also, being a doctor doesn’t make you “rich”. Get a clue- MD’s don’t make as much as everyone thinks. My spouse makes double of what an average family practitioner makes and we by no means live lavishly!! Their house seems average or above average at best. It’s not as if they live in the mansion on Seaspray- Come on!!!
Pat
1:44 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
And do you assume that the other side is totally truthful and not emblished also??
Gary Trucano
1:58 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
In the article it states the "Raab Family LLC that owns some of the most valuable Boardwalk properties." So there is my clue, that they are not exactly poor.
OCLOVER
2:01 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
I saw that - i know they are a large family, so I’m sure the “wealth is spread around"
DTK
2:33 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
"America’s Least Angry and Least Depressed City in America" guess that survey came out too soon!...... let's go back to being America's Favorite Family Resort!!!!
James "Scott" Burns
3:40 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
What would Jesus say?
Pat
4:34 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
Never let the facts get in the way of a good case!!
Beachy Keen
6:28 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
America's Greatest Family Resort--literally one big happy dysfunctional family. What would the tourists say?
Denise Fisk-Baj
1:00 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
I know a lot of tourists who don't even wanna come here anymore b/c of how the ocpd just sits in wait of them, just like a spider......although I have had a few run in's with them on the legality of my E-Bike....I took it to court and won.......a ticket or abandoned sticker would have gotten the job done without all this drama......period
Sam
8:25 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
So..perhaps we could all learn a thing or two.. The ocpd could give the residents (and the visitors) a little more courtesy. Consider it customer service. We are paying for you! And perhaps are neighbors need some compassion. And having said that, I hope the taxpayers are not burdened with the cost of this ongoing drama .
Duffer
6:39 am on Friday, January 13, 2012
This officer ought to be out of a job and working security at a casino in AC.
g.armer
2:07 pm on Friday, January 13, 2012
Ocean City cops have a dangerous job. I understand dealing with angry people is .not an easy way to make a living. However dealing with crazy people is something that they should be trained 4. Even though his report says that Mrs Raab was acting hysterical having a tantrum, Ruch did nothing to calm things down. As ruch admitted he knew this woman,he knew where she lived. How he ended up rolling around with a women much smaller than he is beyond me. He was angry and I'm sure he maybe disresepted. Looks like this time he got caught.
Duffer
9:09 am on Saturday, January 14, 2012
Where is our mayor on this. He should be sitting down with the parties and fixing this.
Anonymous
9:48 am on Saturday, January 14, 2012
test
Bob & Annie
9:45 pm on Saturday, January 14, 2012
Sound to me like a spoiled brat through a temper tantrum. Police have an extremely hard job trying to keep the piece. It's' a very difficult balancing act. Most of the public will give the police the benefit of doubt, thank god. They desire some respect just for doing their tough job. The last thing the PD need is a mouthy person in their face. What did Mrs Rabb think was going to happen. If she was not satisfied with the way she was being treated, take it through the proper channels. For sure next time she will keep her big mouth shut and act like an adult.
Bob
Duffer
9:47 am on Sunday, January 15, 2012
Its cases like this that make me have ZERO respect for the police department.
Pat
11:11 am on Sunday, January 15, 2012
It's always the cops fault etc is what is being written. How can anyone state that the cops account is absolutely false and the Raabs account is absolutely true. This makes you all look stupid and brain washed. Lemmings. Followers.
gh
4:00 pm on Sunday, January 15, 2012
Integrity. Patience. Kindness. Politeness. Thoughtfulness. Class. Graciousness. Balance. Common Sense. Community.
Apparently, neither status and wealth nor the authority of a badge, assures these attributes.
One would hope that a priveledged woman as well as a police officer in an upper-echelon community could have mutual respect and common sense in dealing with a minor issue.
What hope does our world have when dealing with significant issues of injustice, poverty, disease, environmental issues, cultural clashes, etc... when two spoiled adults in a non-threatening situation can't behave respectfully, reasonably, or rationally.
It's really sad and sobering.
Dark Sea
3:25 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
Is Ms. Rabb from the Cardiff Circle area originally? Her actions and vocabulary certainly sound as if she is hardcore "trailer trash".
Gandler
5:47 pm on Sunday, February 5, 2012
As a local Eagle Scout I know Ruch from Boy Scouts (he was a troop leader) and I never met a more polite and honest man. However, he was also very strict. He would probably be the type of cop that would give his mom a ticket for even the most menial of things. So this arrest does not surprise me. I also, know Dr. Raab who is very nice and an excellent medical doctor. But I agree with Ruch on this one and based on the article it seems like the law is on his side, I think Raab's wife is just upset from the arrest and is trying to get retribution. I don't understand why she waited over a year to file a lawsuit however.
Beach View
7:58 am on Tuesday, February 14, 2012
It seems as though ever since 9/11, all across the country we private citizens have been treated to an ever more aggressive, less tolerant. less intelligent police force. I called this one when it happened. I don't care what Mrs. Raab said or how crazy she might have appeared to the officer, you do not lay hands on a private citizen in this country, especially a 51 year old woman weighing less than 100 pounds, unless you have just cause to feel threatened. . The city will lose this suit, as well it should. The settlement will cost the citizens of OC yet MORE wasted money. This officer should be fired if he hasn't been already, and the department should be given a rectal exam to make sure this type of thuggery doesn't happen again.
Bob & Annie
8:08 am on Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Unless Beach View was there and witnessed something different, I think the mouthy lady ( I use that term lightly) got what she deserved, in fact, she got off lite. Seems this is not the first run in the PD has had with her. City will win this one.
Rick
7:31 pm on Tuesday, February 14, 2012
So you (Bob and Annie) were there? Maybe we should look at how many other complaints have been made on this cop. If none, then I'll gibe him the benefit of the doubt.
Bob & Annie
7:34 am on Wednesday, February 15, 2012
That sound resonable.
bob
perry morley
9:30 am on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Fruitcake with Money pushing her weight around. Sad. Ego of a nutcase out of control. The trailer was illegal and she interfered with a cop doing his job. Another reason to detest egotistical fruitcake maniacs. Nutcase .
OCLOVER
9:36 am on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
wow- Your fruitcake comment sounds like you have a "friend" who works for the OC police dept.
Wyatt
5:30 am on Thursday, March 8, 2012
What up with these recent comments about this 8 week old item? There is nothing new on the issue and the recent comments added nothing. ALL the posted comments either take the position of "lets throw stones at the big name in town" or "lets tell bad cop stories, it was their fault". Why make posts if there is nothing to add?
Denise Fisk-Baj
2:38 am on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
4409----youtube--Look it up----Pirates!!! Don't you people realize our constitutional rights are being taken away one by one.........this is a joke especially as a ticket would have been sufficient ---if the OCPD can leave nine (9) tickets in my mailbox for a freaking "Low-Speed Electric Bicycle" that the MVC says is a bicycle, than why couldn't they have just left a ticket in her mailbox!!!! I don't care if she was having a conniption...I've had some real menopausal moments...and wanted to bite somebody's head off.....but he wasn't trained well enough to deal with normal stressed out people or just was looking for a confrontation but I don't doubt for a minute that this officer conducted himself in a non-professional way..... he should have wrote a ticket and left it in her mailbox or put an abandon sticker on the trailer and left the courts to test it just like they are making a guinea pig out of me.... stop making excuses for the OCPD when they obviously have had questionable behavior in the recent past and continue to do so!! And a perfect example of this questionable behavior recently brought to light of the obvious overlooked same behavior of a certain member of the OCPD who had his vehicle illegally parked on the street also!! That in itself shows favoritism and is the root of corruption and should be stopped and investigated into.... we are only as honest as we check ourselves and our government and public servants.... we and those who serve are not infallible!!
Duffer
7:01 am on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
I keep going back to the fact that it was a simple little trailer parked in front of a home in a very quiet residential neighborhood in the offseason. The officer should have simply knocked on the door and asked about it or asked for it to be removed. When the resident came out and laid claim to it the officer should have been a gentleman and helped her move it off the street if it was such a problem. This was just plain old poor judgement that took something very simple and made it very complex. His power trip will ultimately cost us taxpayers a pile of money in lawyer fees and probably a settlement.
Rick
7:02 am on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Thank you
Parker Miller
8:58 am on Thursday, April 12, 2012
I agree that this situation could have been handled more prudently by both parties. Only those there know what really occurred and to what degree. Is there a police regulation that officers are not to help move vechicles because of insurance liability? I don't know, and I doubt you do either. Should the policeman have knocked on the door and made an inquiry? Probably, in hind sight. Is he required to do so? Probably not. How did the situation escalate so rapidly? Who knows, but when you've got a woman screaming and stripping off her clothes in her front yard, I think that's a good indication of which party turned this inbto a nasty scene.
Denise Fisk-Baj
5:14 pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmyE6_b_xJY&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL35F69B7F56CA1E2A
you do not have to show your ID to any cop---unless you are committing a crime!!!! Period!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7b5slUEw4U&feature=related
Many Police seem to forget the Constitution!!!! And the Fourth Amendment!!
Denise Fisk-Baj
9:00 am on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Nazi Pirates!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rivaHXIjFow
Jan Thomas
9:18 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
I have had a problem with this very same officer. Went to the Captain on duty and indicated this officer needed re-training or needed to be relieved of his duty. He, as I stated to the Captain, was a danger to anyone, visitor or owner alike, in the City of Ocean City. I will tell Gary Raab's attorney to contact me and I will give an affidavit. Ruch starts trouble and intentionally tries to escalate a situation. Council member knew, police Captain knew about his unacceptable behavior and look where it is now, on the tax payer's dollar. PS Ruch stated he hated attorneys, hated city council as well. Speaks volumes! Think it, not say it, particularly if you are an officer.
Denise Fisk-Baj
7:26 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Hey Jan, I filed a harassment charge on a particular officer and not a damn thing was done....three times this officer charged me after the first two rounds of tickets were dismissed.....we had to get the Gov, Senator, all of who passed the buck and the attorney General's office to get involved and even the Attorney General's office flip flopped it around and changed their first standing on this....it would have been forgotten and left alone except for this harassing officer who by the way bullied my son and said some smart shit to him until I told him---don't talk to him...we both had helmets on and he was acting like he was gonna lock me up....a real bully a**hole if you ask me.... with his snide smile at court.... I want this guy reprimanded and retrained and maybe sue for harassment....this crap has got to stop!!! If and when you get a hold of this attorney--Please give him my email --Sydney711@comcast.net ----I definitely would like to speak with him concerning nothing being done about the harassment charges I filed with a so called Internal Affairs Officer....what a joke!!! Nothing was done...not a damn thing.....business as usual for the NAZI OCPD!!!!!!
jimmy wildwood
6:31 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Not her trailer, shoulda called her brother in law. Trailer is being towed, not destroyed. And you cannot write a ticket until you have proof of ownership i'm told. No prob with OCPD, but I don't like all the attention Jimmy gets coming over the bridge. All that radar could give Jimmy a tumor, not a permanent injury like this lady suffered, but still dicey. Cocktails on the dock, soon, very soon.