Driver verbally harassed officer and followed her in Willoughby, Willoughby OH
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An officer followed a white Ford pickup that acted suspiciously. The driver verbally harassed the officer using a racial slur and then followed her vehicle toward a secure self-storage location in Willoughby.
Audio|Heard on: Wickliffe / Willowick Police & Fire
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Transcript:
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As I was following this white Ford pickup and it pulled into Kurtz Brothers and just parked in there doing something.
00:11
I waited for it to come back out, got back behind it, he immediately pulled into the gas station.
00:19
As I was passing to get the license plate,
00:22
he started yawning at me, What's up? You okay? And then used a racial slur against me.
00:27
And then I sat at the light, then went south on 306, and then he started following me.
00:36
He's parked at the secure self-storage right now, Willoughby.
00:40
I think he's waiting for me to come back.
00:47
Okay,
00:48
I mean you're allowed to follow him, so are you waiting from the pull out to pull him over or is you just tell me that in case you want to come in a file a complaint or something?
00:58
I was looking for a reason to pull him over, but I haven't gotten one yet.
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Location mentioned:
Beidler Rd, Willoughby, OH 44094
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