By Dalia Díaz
A few weeks ago I saw a video clearly showing a man at the front window of the police station and he was forcefully dragged through the window by an officer.
At the time, no one had any idea as to who that man was but it made the rounds on the internet and eventually he saw himself taking part in an incident that happened back in 2013. He had no idea that this video existed and it was a happy surprise seeing it.
Now, there’s a brief interview along with the video at the police station posted at The Free State on Facebook or in William Green’s Facebook page. This was done in Spanish but William should be posting the English language version soon.
Francisco Alvarez Troncoso described the night’s event. He was at Attica Restaurant with some friends from Boston and when he left, found that his car had been broken into. Rather than going home, Francisco went to the police station to file a report which the insurance company requires before allowing for the repairs.
The officer at the front desk asked him where he was parked. He responded that it was on Newbury St. and told him he shouldn’t have parked there, told him to go away and closed the window. He insisted that he needed to file a complaint and that’s when he was pulled into the office through the window.
He was manhandled by the officers and placed in a cell for four hours. They even tried to hit his head with the metal door.
The officer gave him 20 minutes for his wife to come and pick up his car. She ran from home and made it in 12 minutes only to find that his car had been towed. When he was finally released on $40 bail and was told that he would have to appear before the judge on disorderly conduct charges.
Francisco could not believe that he was charged and thought that it would be cleared up once the judge heard his side. None of that happened and he was fined $150; then he had to pay $175 for the towing charges plus the window repairs.
The judge told Francisco that the case would be dismissed upon payment of the $150 fine but he later found that he has a record of disorderly conduct even though the case was dismissed.
No wonder people are afraid of going to the police.
