Officer hits the driver and admits fault, but police won’t pay

Cincinnati police changed their story, admitting that an officer caused the accident but still had not repaired the damaged car

Not only criminals can destroy your property – sometimes police do the same. A man in Cincinnati learned this in a difficult way, claiming that the police didn’t even respond to the emergency, not only damaging his car, but after admitting his fault, they changed the story and denied the responsibility. After nine months of back and forth attempts to resolve the resolution, the department decided to wash hands.

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If an official is in his or her duty, it is often damaged to his or her personal property. This means that citizens are responsible for repairing any losses from police damage. Sometimes officials admit their mistakes and take responsibility, which is allegedly what happened in the case.

Misleading turns lead to damage

David Emery Talks WCPO Regarding the incident, a Cincinnati policeman explained as he turned to the street that a Cincinnati policeman ran a stop sign and almost hit him. The officer who reportedly did not use the emergency light initially missed Emery, but for unknown reasons, he turned the police car backwards and hit him. The accident report confirmed the officer was at fault and made it clear that he did not respond to any emergency situation.

Despite the officer’s fault, Emory spent an astonishing nine months, and countless calls were just to get any response to his claims. The state conveniently changed the tune when he finally heard the echo. They now claim that the officer is responding to the call, and therefore, they are not responsible for the losses.

Authorities insist that all this is above the law. According to the WCPO, “a letter to Emery said the official was responding to calls from the service. It also said the department was “sensitive” to his losses, but under the revised Ohio regulations, they were not prone to repairing the losses.” Yes, ever since then Now officer Once was Responding to the call of service, everything was fine!

What about those who can’t afford to solve this problem?

Even so, Emery said he wasn’t even angry with CPD – he was just worried about how all this went away. “I’m lucky and happy to be able to handle this job financially, but I’m sure some people can’t,” he said.

That’s the real problem here. Not everyone has a financial buffer to handle this situation, and ordinary citizens end up paying for the bill when the department transfers blame or simply ignores its duties.