Orange County, FL — Deputy Tracy Weiss was off-duty last month when she noticed that her illegally parked truck was being towed. The way she acted next could have landed a normal person in jail. However, because Weiss is a deputy with the Orange County Sheriff’s department, that will likely not happen.
When Weiss noticed that her truck was being towed, she jumped into another vehicle and then drove the wrong way down a one-way street to block the driver in who had towed her car.
When she exits the vehicle, according to the tow truck driver, she had her gun drawn. When he saw the gun, the driver pulled out his camera phone and began to record.
“I’m a cop. Drop my truck,” yelled Weiss.
“You need to put your gun away,” replied the driver.
“You see a gun?” Weiss asked, acting as if she didn’t have one once she saw the camera.
“Yes. It’s in your pocket,” the driver said.
“I am a cop,” she yelled. “You’re going to f**king jail for stealing my car.”
“I’m not going to jail,” the driver responded.
“Whatever,” Weiss said before storming off to wait for backup.
When deputies arrived on scene, they confirmed that Weiss did, in fact, have a gun.
“She had a gun in her hand pointed at me,” said the driver.
In a small victory for the driver, the deputies refused to back up Weiss and allowed him to tow the truck as he was well within the law to do so. Also, instead of the normal impound fee of $62.50, Weiss had to pay double as she held the driver up for more than 15 minutes.
Afraid that deputies may single him out later, the tow truck driver chose to remain anonymous. But he did say that had Weiss approached him calmly he would have gladly given her the truck back free of charge.
“That’s when I was even more shocked that I was seeing that kind of behavior from a deputy. That would be the last person I would expect to be behaving that way,” the driver said. “I expected a little bit different from a professional. (They’re someone) that’s supposed to be trained to handle situations like this.”
According to a report obtained by WFTV, Weiss is no angel. Weiss’ disciplinary record revealed she was suspended in 2008 for violating OCSO’s use of authority policy.
Weiss was suspended for 21 hours without pay after she was accused of acting inappropriately regarding a business arrangement, the Sheriff’s Office’s said.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the incident is now under an internal investigation, but there will not be a full report until the investigation is complete.
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“I’m a cop. Drop my truck,” yelled Weiss.
“I am a cop,” she yelled. “You’re going to f**king jail for stealing my car.”
Excellent example of the prevailing attitude among cops.
Is anyone else sick of these psychopaths and their "if you're not cop, you're little people" mindset?
#1: Vicomte13 To: Deckard (#0)
Of course we are, Deckard.
Nobody likes this. And we're seeing more and more of it. Whether that's because it was always this way and there are more cell phones now to record it, or things have gotten worse is open to debate, but that debate is a sideline anyway.
The people - not just the minorities - don't like it when cops abuse their authority. And as it keeps happening and is thrust into the public eye, the people will move, through direct and indirect political processes, to change it.
What we're not going to do is turn into radical libertarians and abolish the police forces, because we NEED the police to keep the criminals at bay.
What we need more discipline in the police forces. And that will happen.
Vicomte13 posted on 2016-05-03 08:53:28 Reply Private Reply
#2: misterwhite To: Deckard (#0)
Bullshit.
misterwhite posted on 2016-05-03 10:21:37 Reply Private Reply
#3: Deckard To: misterwhite (#2)
Maybe.
Looks like in the video she is fairly attractive and has a pretty nice rack, so he might have let her off if she had displayed a little common courtesy.
Some companies won't let the car be released back to the owner once it's hooked up.
Of course, your claim of "bullshit" doesn't excuse the violent temper tantrum and sense of entitlement displayed by this particular police officer.
Deckard posted on 2016-05-03 10:29:50 Reply Private Reply
#4: misterwhite To: Deckard (#3)
Of course. And she was an off-duty Sheriff's deputy.
misterwhite posted on 2016-05-03 10:42:37 Reply Private Reply
#5: Pinguinite To: misterwhite (#2)
It doesn't matter if he didn't say it, did say it and lied, or really meant it.
Completely immaterial.
That the cop was having a hissy fit, as does whether she pulled a gun on a law abiding citizen, does matter.
Pinguinite posted on 2016-05-03 11:36:28 Reply Private Reply
#6: Pinguinite To: misterwhite (#4)
Which is the only reason why you are defending her.
It's your job.
Pinguinite posted on 2016-05-03 11:37:28 Reply Private Reply
#7: misterwhite To: Pinguinite (#6)
Defending? No.
misterwhite posted on 2016-05-03 11:56:53 Reply Private Reply
#8: misterwhite To: Pinguinite (#5)
He said that "had Weiss approached him calmly he would have gladly given her the truck back free of charge."
I don't believe him.
misterwhite posted on 2016-05-03 12:01:07 Reply Private Reply
#9: Pinguinite To: misterwhite (#8)
Who gives a hoot who you believe? Cops lie all the time. They are trained to. Maybe the tow truck driver is a former cop.
If the cop pulled a gun, she committed assault. That she undoubtedly drove the wrong way on a one-way street should get her a traffic citation. Obstructing traffic should be a second citation. But because she's a privileged blue costume dudette, beyond the publicity, nothing more will happen to her I'm sure, so you can let this one go, I guess.
Pinguinite posted on 2016-05-03 12:14:15 Reply Private Reply
#10: ConservingFreedom To: misterwhite, Deckard (#4)
What's your point? Are you disputing Deckard's description of her as a "police officer"?
ConservingFreedom posted on 2016-05-03 12:44:29 Reply Private Reply
#11: misterwhite To: Pinguinite (#9)
You're sure, huh? She was investigated before and received a suspension, but this time you're sure they'll let her slide.
misterwhite posted on 2016-05-03 13:13:25 Reply Private Reply
#12: misterwhite To: ConservingFreedom (#10)
Just pointing out that she was off-duty.
misterwhite posted on 2016-05-03 13:15:05 Reply Private Reply
#13: TrappedInMd To: Deckard (#0)
What a bitch, and a dumb one at that.
She has one heck of a rack though.
TrappedInMd posted on 2016-05-03 13:27:21 Reply Private Reply