Right this moment, all 9 members of the Rochester Metropolis Council collectively penned a letter addressed to New York State Lawyer Basic Letitia James urging an inquiry into Monroe County District Lawyer Sandra Doorley’s actions throughout a visitors cease by a Webster police officer Monday.
Doorley was rushing, going 55 mph in a 35 mph zone, and didn’t cease for Officer Cameron Crisafulli after he activated his emergency lights. Moderately than stopping, Doorley proceeded to her residence, roughly a half a mile away.
Friday afternoon, in response to a Freedom of Info Legislation request, the Webster Police Division launched footage from Officer Crisafulli’s body-worn digital camera and recordings from different officers current on the scene.
Extra:Caught on Digital camera: DA Sandra Doorley defies police orders in visitors cease
Within the video, Officer Crisfulli inquires why Doorley did not pull over. “As a result of I did not need to cease on Phillips Street at 5:30,” she says.
The footage captures a tense confrontation as Doorley rejects Officer Crisafulli’s directions, cursing at him whereas transferring out and in of the storage.
At one level, the BWC footage reveals Doorley calling Webster Police Chief Dennis Kohlmeier and saying, “Are you able to please inform him to depart me alone?”
Doorley accepts the visitors ticket on the finish of the video.
“Latest physique digital camera footage, shared by the Webster Police Division, has raised vital considerations concerning Ms. Doorley’s conduct throughout a visitors cease in Webster, New York,” the letter reads. “This incident has led us to query her health to function District Lawyer, and we consider an investigation by your workplace is warranted. The conduct exhibited by Ms. Doorley through the visitors cease, as captured within the physique digital camera footage, seems to violate these requirements. Such conduct undermines the credibility and integrity of our justice system and erodes public belief.”
Metropolis Council members say they’re firmly united of their conviction that Doorley’s actions warrant a complete investigation by the Lawyer Basic to reaffirm that no particular person, regardless of their standing, is exempt from authorized scrutiny.
“It’s essential to find out whether or not her actions through the visitors cease replicate broader points that might influence the honest administration of justice in Monroe County.”
— Robert Bell is a multimedia journalist and reporter at The Democrat & Chronicle. He was born in Rochester, grew up in Philadelphia and studied movie in Los Angeles. Observe him at @byrobbell on X and @byrobbell on IG. Contact him at rlbell@gannett.com.
