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Re: Salaam Allah almost ARRESTED at LACMTA Gold Line Union Station......my official responses . |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Oct 20 22:46:19 2005, in response to Salaam Allah almost ARRESTED at LACMTA Gold Line Union Station......., posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Mon Oct 17 01:07:59 2005. October 20, 2005To Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 4700 Ramona Blvd. Monterey Park, CA 91754 ______________________________________ From: Mr. Salaam W. Allah 460 W. Montana Street Pasadena, CA 91103 Re: Wrongful detention and interrogation by Sherrif's Officers at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Gold Line Station (Union) This is to notify you that on Sunday, October 16, 2005 while I was taking photos on the MTA Blue, Green, and Gold Lines. As I was about to embark onto the GoldLine train at the Union Station I was stopped by two Sherrif's officers who began to question me as to why I was taking photos, and accused me of trying to impersonate an MTA employee. I was detrained for more than three hours between 3:00 to 6:00 pm. I explained to the officers that I have taken the MTA Safety Course at the Los Angeles Blue Line and was issued a Safety Badge in 2003. I was directed to take this course and given a vest to wear by an MTA employee so that I would recognized as having going through the proper procedure as directed and set out under MTA guidelines for those, like myself, who are rail fans. On this day I had in pocession: 1. An MTA Safety Badge, with my name and I.D. number given to me by the (LACMTA) Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority personnel. My Safety Badge remains up-to-date from the time of issuance, and indicates I have been "safety trained" at the Long Beach Blue Line Yards. 2. I was in possession of valid California State I.D. in the form of my drivers license which was presented to the officers on demand. 3. I was wearing the bright orange Blue Line Yard Safety vest given to me by an authorized and bonafied MTA supervisor in 2003. 4. My rail museum membership badges, pins (Orange Empire Rail Museum, and other Rail Groups) I.D.s were prominently displayed on my Safety vest. 5. My still photographic cameras were around my neck and marked for I.D. with LACMTA tags. 6. I had a valid paid MTA rail day pass which I had purchased prior to boarding the train that morning. Despite my cooperation with the officers, I was handcuffed, roughly marched through the station and made to sit in the cold handcuffed and told to shut-up unless I was being questioned. The officers refused to tell me whether or not I was under arrest? Why I was being detained? What I being charged with? Or allow me my right to remain silent! By the time my three hour detention was ended, a crowd had gathered and there were at least eight officers including a watch officer all of whom were threatening to take me to jail without charge, all the while threatening to take my cameras, and safety badge, vest and other I.D. I was later released without so much as a citation. Needlesstosay, this incident left me bewildered, depressed and extremely shaken! I have yet to recover fully. My intent, as a rail fan, was to take beautiful photos to of the train system of which I am so proud to share with other rail fans throughout the country by way of the internet. I am, respectfully requesting your help to resolve this matter to mininize the possibility of this kind of unwarranted harrassment from ever happening again.. Thank you, Salaam W. Allah -- salaamallah@hotmail.com - (626) 794-4503 |
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