during a welfare check- in i was treated like a criminal i was forced down my stairs and handcuffed i told the officer of my left hand being injured and to be careful cause already i cannot feel my thumb they kept asking me the same questions and i was giving the same answer. all i wanted to do was go into my house and watch TV i was not on any illegal drugs or under the influence of alcohol. i felt like standing to watch the one officer lock my door but the one officer insisted i sit i was already hand cuffed by them the officer grabbed ahold of my left hand that was injured and twisted it until i was on the ground while on the ground officer franklin badge # 220 stood on my left elbow. i was handcuffed and laying face down i asked for the officer to get off my elbow and the one officer stated no one was on my elbow and i screamed franklin get of my elbow.. is this force. necessary for a welfare check in i was transported to providence medical where i was cuffed to the hospital bed using the left hand again i was able to see how tight they administered the cuffs. i was bloody and scrapped up as the marched me into the hospital like i had murdered some one everyone is looking at my like i was a hideous criminal i was released out of the emergency room to have to walk home. now it the next day and my body is sore from he abuse i was administered by the police during a welfare check for some reason i have talked to other people who have delt with the Everett police dept. . who has been victim of abuse at the hands of he police.
here one answer i got I am Inspector Pete Grassi with the Office of Professional Standards with the Everett Police Department. Your complaint has been forwarded to my office. My office handles all the complaints against officers. I need some information from you so I can look into your complaint. I will need your full name, address where the incident took place if different from your home address. The date and time of the incident.We have received the complaint you made regarding the accident your friend was involved in and your treatment by the officers. You will be receiving a letter explaining the process. In your case since there are charges pending we wait until the court case is adjudicated before we start our investigation. If for some reason your case gets rescheduled for a later date then we might go ahead and start the investigation depending how far out it was rescheduled to.
Your 2nd complaint will be looked into right away. You will also receive a letter about that complaint giving you the complaint number. It will be different from your first complaint.
Peter Grassi
