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NEWS > 27 January 2006

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NEWS.com.au - Australia
27 January 2006


Police handcuff double-parked

A MOTHER was handcuffed and taken from her car by police in front of her children for double-parking outside a school.

Yvette Green, 38, of Ipswich in Queensland, said she was stunned when a policeman thrust his hand through the open window of her car and slapped handcuffs on her as she tried to drop two of her five children at school about 8.40am (AEST) on Wednesday.
Ms Green said her three-year-old son was left alone and scared, strapped in the back seat as she was led handcuffed from her BMW to an unmarked police car, also double-parked, outside the Collingwood Park State School.

School staff and parents - who asked not to be named - said dozens of children, including Ms Green's three-year-old son, were hysterical and crying as police took her into custody.

Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson later rejected several of Ms Green's claims, but a local councillor has referred the matter to the Crime and Misconduct Commission.

Ms Green said she had had an amicable conversation with the police officer as he wrote her a traffic infringement notice.

"I asked him why he was writing me a ticket and why he was also double-parked?" she said. "He then gave me an official warning and said, 'That's it' and leaned in and put the handcuffs on me while my engine was still running.
"I couldn't believe it. The whole school, including parents, watched as I was taken away and put into the police car. I was so humiliated."

Two police officers took Ms Green to the Ipswich watchhouse where she was fingerprinted, photographed and charged with obstructing police, disobeying a direction and behaving in a disorderly and offensive manner.

She said she was released and had to walk about 4km before getting a lift home.

"I could not believe they arrested me with my youngest child (Greg) still strapped in the car," she said.

It is understood police left the scene before Greg was removed from the car. He was allegedly left in the care of the school's principal until one of Ms Green's friends collected him.

But Commissioner Atkinson said police were requesting identification and licence details from the woman when she refused and immediately became aggressive and abusive. Her behaviour, including yelling offensive language, was upsetting surrounding children, he said.

"Current information available indicates she was asked on a number of occasions to provide identification but she allegedly continued to yell abusive and offensive language at the police officer," Commissioner Atkinson said.

He said police arranged for a second crew to stay with the child and take him to pre-arranged care. "Police were in the company of the child at all times."

He said the full circumstances of the incident would be presented during Ms Green's court appearance.

Local councillor Paul Tully said he had been besieged with telephone calls from local residents after the incident and last night formally requested the CMC investigate the matter.

Ms Green said she intended to fully defend the charges in the Ipswich Magistrate's Court on February 15.

 

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