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Charles County Sheriff's Deserve More From the Community

Helen Dorsey

11/11/2009

This past Saturday I was pulled over for speeding on my way to Waldorf. I pulled into a parking lot as there was no shoulder to pull on to. The officer came to my vehicle and asked for my license and registration. We were talking and then he went back to his car to process my infraction. A few minutes later the owner of a storefront came out and literally started yelling at the officer. He was relentless , the officer told the shopkeeper to step away from the car and the man continued to yell in his face. I became concerned for the officer and called 911.

All the while the officer remained calm and in charge of the situation. Just as the 911 dispatcher came on the line the shopkeeper left . I told the dispatcher I overreacted and everthing was fine. A few minutes later another officer arrived at the scene and the shopkeeper came out again . I then got out of my car and told the man I was the one who picked the spot and he could not speak to a policeman that way. The cop was only doing his job. The policeman came back to my car gave me a warning and the whole incident was over.

My problem with the situation is I cannot believe that anyone would yell at a policeman. NO wonder we have so many problems in the field; is this is the kind of treatment our law enforcement officials have to deal with on a regular basis? The officers were professional and handled the situation with dignity and grace. Too bad the owner of the storefront acted so badly. Not often that I write letters but this situation needed to be recognized and the officers commended for the way they handled this potentially bad situation.

Thank you for making our community a better place to live. Helen M. Dorsey Leonardtown, MD

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