Posted by Marji on 8/24/06

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Few months ago I was checking into a hotel(during a move)
the hired help was suppose to be unloading a few suit
cases to put in the room, while I went to the hotel's
lobby. Upon returning to the area of my room & rental
moving truck,I noticed hired help was talking to a
stranger in the parking lot & I asked who this person was
& was told he had come out of nowhere to bum a cigarette.
Next I heard a man yell at us & ordering us not to move. I
turned around & there was 2 policemen(over 1,000 ft. away)
practically running over to us.When they approached us,1
of the officers stated that he saw us trying to hide UNDER
the moving truck.
They bypassed me & went directly to the hired help.They
kept saying repeatedly that they knew him from somewhere,
asking him how much he had been drinking/last time he used
etc., I couldn't believe what I was seeing/hearing.They
did a lic. plate check of my car(which states I am on
probation)ASKED for permission to check my car & the
moving truck I gave the ok. After this he took all my keys
that where in my hands to enter vehicles.After thrashing
my items w/ results of nothing.
They proceeded to ask me questions like why I was in a
hotel/how long I had already been staying, how much I was
paying etc.,I asked them if I was under arrest and they
said no, so I asked them why they where here. He asked me
to follow him approx. 300 ft away & kept asking if the
hired help was really here to sell me drugs.I repeatedly
told the truth.He finally realized the keys he grabbed out
of my hands, had a hotel room key attached. He DID NOT ask
which room was mine nor did he ask for permission to enter
any rooms. He took the hotel key & kept trying the key w/
several rooms til he found mine.
All I had in the room was my purse & 2 pets, box of
condiments.He was alone in the room for over 45
mins.w/door wide open.I even asked his partner to please
close room so pets wouldn't take off.He wouldn't.He told
me their procedure would be that they'd have humanesociety
capture them & then I could PAY to get them out.
Finally this officer walks out of room w/a gallon zip lock
bag(which was full of refined sugar)stating he had 2
franks for the tanks(whatever this meant I had no clue)I
told him what was in the bag. He laughed & said everything
checked out OK in the room.He closed the door.Then all the
officers where laughing.
He asked me to follow him again.I did.He told me that we
both knew what was really in the room was enough stuff to
open 10 labs & it was my last chance to cooperate.I again
told the truth & asked him what he supposedly found.All he
responded was that I better make up a story about this guy
or we both were going to jail(violation of probation)I had
no idea what/why he was even suggesting me to lie w/ such
BS.Next he had me sit on the parking lots curb. Now all
the officers went back into the room. The sprinklers came
on & I asked the remaing officer if I could please move
over out of sprinklers he said no.At this time the cops
had been detaining us for almost 5 hours.
Now we were being arrested for same charges since I
wouldn't make up a story.I was booked for possession/my
pets prescription. After getting bailed out & feeling
sorry for the hired help being harrassed, I bailed him out.
I returned to my hotels room where my purse was & noticed
ALL my cash was missing.There was no list/no receipt from
the police for taking ALL my cash.
I inquired w/hotel's mgmt if they had called or gave
permission to these cops to enter my room. They said they
never knew the cops were ever on their property.
Upon being released/bailed out,they gave me 1 paper
showing an itemized list of my property which I was given
back.List consisted of 3 things(2 sets of keys,1pair of
sandals)List also stated that the value of my property
exceeded the amount allowed to keep, so I had 30 days to
proceed to obtain it.Didn't state what/nor how much they
had.Returning to hotel I noticed my purse was in same
spot,but ALL my cash was missing.
I called the police dept.,asking about my money.They
responded that they did have it & took pictures of it. I
asked how to get my money back & was told I had to hire a
lawyer for this.I asked why there was NO record of them
taking my cash.They hung up.During the 30 days of trying
to retrieve back my money, I've been told different
stories from them NOT having my money to the point that
the officer in charge of PROPERTIES was on a never ending
vacation.Even was suggested by a Watch Commander for me to
file a complaint w/ the city.Another answer was that maybe
I bumped my head & couldn't remember where I hid it,or
maybe the hotel had my money.
Since my arrest 1st court date was set for 7/6/06.When
arrived we weren't on calender/nor a case filed
yet.Requested for a Notice Of Appearence,next court date
was 8/17/06. Still didn't have our names on calender.The
atty I retained 2 mos. ago has refussed to return any
calls,she appeared @ court & inquired about case & police
report. She rec.a copy.She told me that she would get
disbarred if she gave me a copy of it & she needed to mark
out witnesses personal info first.
We were called before the judge(NEVER asked a plea)all was
mentioned was no further investigation(which my lawyer &
that guys public pretender BOTH verbally stated yes)then
the judge set for another court date & asked me if I
understood to reappear.
Ever since last weeks appearence I went on courts website
& it showed nothing w/ my name. As of Monday,I called the
DA's office & fortunately talked w/someone who gave me my
case# & described my charges of 2 counts[1] Posses
Controlled Substance[2] KEEP PLACE TO SELL CNTRL SUBST.
I called my atty. again cant reach her. I was told in
order to rec. copy of police report I had to pay ANOTHER
$5,000.00.
HOW CAN THEY MAKE UP THIS NEW BOGIS CHARGES?
IS IT BECAUSE I INQUIRED ABOUT MY MONEY THAT THEY STOLD?
The moving truck & the hotel room WAS NEVER in my name.

Keep Place To Sell Subst, 8/24/06, by Marji.

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