Letter to Valley Metro
Dear Valley Metro: Last Saturday on June 13 I took the 66 northbound bus from Tempe and got off in Scottsdale at 68th Street and McDowell at about 7 p.m. I don’t remember where I got on the 66 bus. It was either at the main Tempe station or on Mill and Broadway. But to cover my butt and prove I am not an arsonist I would like a copy of the video that was recorded on the 66 north bound bus from about 6:20 pm to 7:05 pm. That should cover the time the bus took to go from Broadway and Mill to McDowell and 68th Street in Scottsdale. How do I get a copy of the video recorded on the bus? I was stopped by the police when I got to Scottsdale. The police told me that there was a guy with a blue sweatshirt and a hat setting fires and that because I was wearing a blue sweatshirt and a hat that they stopped me. Oddly the police didn’t ask me any questions about setting fires. Also if the cops thought I was an arsonist you would figure they would have searched me looking for matches, lighters and whatever other stuff arsonists use. But the police didn’t search me. They didn’t even give me the usual pat down check for weapons. The only thing the police did was run my name thru their computer to see if I had any warrants out for my arrest and after they found out I didn’t they released me. Since I look like a homeless person I figured the cops just wanted to stop me and see if I had any warrants out for my arrest. And because of the way they treated me I think they just made up the stuff about some guy starting fires who matched my description as an excuse to stop me and run me thru their computer. So even though I think the cops made up the stuff about an arsonist setting fires I would like a copy of the tape on the 66 bus just in case it really did happen so it can prove I didn’t do it. Thanks Mike |