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GENERAL INFORMATION

Supervisor: LT141 SCANLON Dispatcher: 128 VANETTEN Call Taker: 128 VANETTENDate/Time: 04/17/13 18:01 Reported Signal: INFORMATION ONLY 04Actual Signal: INFORMATION ONLY 04 Received By: PHONEReceived: 18:01:21

Cleared: 18:33Checked By Records Clerk: NOVehicle Description:Plate No.: State: NY

Disposition: A Disp. Date: 04/17/13 18:33 Report Taken: NOAction Taken:Reference No. 1: Reference No. 2:

LOCATION

Location Name: Zone: 2Address: GREENKILL AVE @ BOULEVARDAlt. Address: Direction:Apt. No.: City: KINGSTON Intersection:Phone No.: (845) ___-____

CALLER INFORMATION

Last Name: GALLO First Name: SHANE Middle Name/Suffix:Alias/Maiden Name: DOB: 06/20/1959

Address: KINGSTON CITY HALLCity: KINGSTON State: NY Zip: 10401_____ Phone: (845) 331-0080 Anonymous: NO

RESPONDING UNITS/OFFICERS

Unit/Officer Dispatched En Route Arrived ClearedVANETTEN, JOHN

ASSOCIATED PERSONS

Name Alias DOB Address Phone InvBRIDGES, J OHN 04/30/1952 439 RTE. 28A, WEST

HURLEY, NY 12401-____(845) ___-____ PI

GALLO, SHANE 06/20/1959 KINGSTON CITY HALL,KINGSTON, NY 10401_____ (845) 331-0080 CO

NOTES

MAYOR GALLO CALLED TO REPORT THAT NEW YORK REGISTRATION EEK-1124, RAN THE STOP SIGN ATABOVE LOCATION AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE OPERATOR WAS OBSERVED TALKING ON ACELL PHONE DURING THIS INCIDENT. MAYOR GALLO PULLED UP NEXT TO THE SUBJECT AND ADVISED HIMHE NEEDED TO BE CAREFUL. HE STATES THE SUBJ ECT SOUNDED AS IF HE WAS SPEAKING FRENCH ON

THE PHONE. COMPLAINANT TOLD HIM IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY THAT HENEEDED TO KNOW AND OBEY THE RULES OF THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THE OFFENDINGOPERATOR SAID THAT HE SPOKE ENGLISH AND TOLD THE COMPLAINANT SOMETHING VERY RUDE ANDPROFANE.

COMPLAINANT CALLED HEADQUARTERS TO REQUEST A NOTATION BE MADE TO DETAIL THIS INCIDENT.

****DATE: 04/17/13 TIME: 18:31 BADGE: 128****AT THIS TIME, MR. J OHN BRIDGES CAME TO THE STATION TO REPORT HE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ANINCIDENT WITH SOMEONE WHO SAID HE WAS THE MAYOR OF KINGSTON. HE SAID MR. GALLO PULLED UPALONGSIDE HIM ON FAIR STREET AND YELLED AT HIM FOR GOING THRU A STOP SIGN AND ALMOSTCAUSING AN ACCIDENT. BRIDGES CLAIMS HE DID NOT RUN A STOP SIGN ANYWHERE. HE WANTED TOKNOW IF MR. GALLO WAS GOING TO HAVE HIM ARRESTED AND HE WAS TOLD NO, THAT MR. GALLO ONLYWANTED A NOTATION MADE.MR. BRIDGES STATED HE FELT THAT MR. GALLO WAS OUT OF LINE WITH YELLING AT HIM AND

APPROACHING HIS CAR SO CLOSELY. HE WAS ADVISED THAT MR. GALLO IS THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATORFOR THE CITY OF KINGSTON AND HAS A STRONG SENSE OF DUTY TO HIS CONSTITUENTS.HE WAS ALSOADVISED MAYOR GALLO WAS NOT LOOKING TO PRESS CHARGES BUT WAS IN FACT LOOKING OUT FOR

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THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY HE SERVES AND ALSO LOOKING OUT FOR THE SAFETY OF MR.BRIDGES AS WELL.MR. BRIDGES ENDED HIS DIALOG BY ASKING IF HE WAS UNDER ARREST OR BEING ARRESTED AND HE

WAS TOLD NO.HE LEFT WITH NO FURTHER COMPLAINTS. HE DID, HOWEVER STATE HE USED PROFANITY TOWARD THECOMPLAINANT(GALLO). HE WAS TOLD BAD MANNERS IS NOT AN ARRESTABLE OFFENSE AND LEFT AT

THAT TIME.