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~ CIVIL SERVICE MEETING - DECEMBER 18, 1986 Page #2 Commissioner Bahas questioned regarding the location of the fire lane posts and asked where the posts would be... Explanation ensued surrounding the location of the signs on the building and independent of the building. Upon questioning Flynn related that the car did not appear to be disabled—and that the hood was not "up"... there was nothing unusual about the car other than it was parked in a no parking area. Officer Flynn resumed his normal patrol until the time he received a communication from the dispatch... explaining he received a call from Dispatcher, Christine Kort, who requested he go to a pay phone and give her that phone number.. no reason was given. Flynn then went to a pay phone and radioed in the phone number. As a result of this call he received a phone call on the pay phone from Patrolman Butera. Patrolman Flynn was asked on this call if he had been at the Buckeye Lanes and if he had issued a parking citation—and, if one of them had been to a silver grey'LeCar He was asked where that car had been parked and Butera acknowledged that obviously it was in a fire lane... Patrolman Butera then stated that the reason he called was this "I was talking to a friend of mine, who is almost like a brother, a very dear friendwand in this conversation with his friend he mentioned that (the friend) - had received a parking citation at the Buckeye Lanes, but the friend had not called about the parking ticket, but that topic did come up..what Patrolman Butera was wondering was "can we call it disabled and I write it up that way", When this question was asked Patrolman Flynn answered "you're talking to the wrong guy - if you want to talk to my shift sergeant or the shift lieutenant and they direct me to void the ticket that would be fine but I won't void the ticket:. Law Director Gareau questioned Flynn on what would be necessary to void the ticket.. Answering Flynn stated that whenever they do void a ticket it requires a departmental procedure... Patrolman Flynn stated that it was his opinion that this car was not disabled. Law Director asked how Flynn would characterize the request of Officer Butera. Flynn replied "extremely unusual". In Flynn's opinion he was being asked to do something illegal which was to falsify a signed police form... Flynn related that later, after the phone call, and resuming his patrol he wondered about the car at the Buckeye Lanes,as to whether or not it was disabled�so he drove back to the Buckeye Lanes at about 9:50 P.M. and the car was not there. His thinking at the time was one of disbelief that he would be asked such a request would be made of him and he felt obligated to inform his shift supervisor of the entire incident. .. Patrolman Flynn stated that after midnight about 1:00 A.M. he had the occasion to see his shift supervisor on the road and asked the supervisor if I could talk to him somewhere, we met, and I informed him of the entire incident... Law Director Gareau questioned if Patrolman Flynn was required to do anything else after reported this incident. Flynn answered on the next shift he worked on October 8th Lieutenant Metzger informed him to type up a statement regarding the entire incident, turn it into him, and from that point he would -handle the matter... Patrolman Flynn then typed .up the statement. After this initial statement Flynn was requested to come into the department an hour earlier one day to give a verbal statement to Sgt. -Mason, which was also typed up at that time. Patrolman Flynn ended his statements.in answer to questioning=, of Law Director. Attorney Jamison stated to the Commission that h.6 had never received any paper work } surrounding the statement referred to by: Patrolman Flynn and utas-,assured.he woul&. receive all` necessary papers before"'the next:;meeting of:�.the Commission Attorney Jamison asked Patrolman'Tlynn to,identify his Supplementar_X Invest _.Report signed by him as a matter of record. This. was then introduced as'�Exhlbit Ay dated 10/9/86. Questioning of Patrolman Flynn continued by Attorney Jamison.. Jamison pointed out the Internal'Investigation dated:October 155, 1986and.ask.ed Flynn to view it. This report was introduced as Exhibit B.