Apecengo Staff Report

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Your Steam Name: Pezzerino
Your Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:2799326
Your Character Name (If Applicable): Vincent Valentine

Admin being reported( Tag by writing @ before their forum name) @Apecengo

Reason for Report:


[5.1] - 6 [Using Drug Location Frequency as reason for suspicion/search] Infraction(?)
The start of the situation was when Apecengo was pulling in behind me at docks contraband dealer as Police Chief. After leaving my car parked near the cargo bins my car was clamped then a warrant was issued upon me. I asked Apecengo in character via iMessage what the reason for my warrant was. At that time he responded with "." and "..." which was a method of making the pinging noise so he knew where at inside the bins I was. He walks into the cargo-bin I am in behind me, tells me to put my hands up (which I did) and then tazed me after. {Sadly this video was corrupt but logs would show this information}


During my arrest Apecengo was killed by 2~3 random civs that pulled up to mug me but ran into the cops. After Apecengo was killed I messaged the Mayor (Connor Sin) and he cleared my warrant without hesitation.

My car was still clamped however and they let me go. Around 10~15 minutes later I return to my car with a lockpick to lockpick the clamp and thus ensues this video:

This video shows how far away the cop was from the scene yet called it in as I was lockpicking my car however there is no way possible the cop would be able to see clearly that I was lockpicking it nor that I had a lockpick in my hand.

I was then arrested by Apecengo and Sgt. Perdue (Sgt. Perdue - STEAM_0:0:156958431 - MEGA MONGOL) for lock picking my car and driving it (which so far, they had no clear indicator that I lock picked it) I got out of the car and complied with demands due to FearRP and from there they then cuffed and looked into my inventory where they found the evidence. However they were using the assumption that I lockpicked it (without seeing me doing it) simply because I was driving it and surely was the only one who would lockpick my car. I tried to RP out of the situation which can be seen here:

In this video there are a few key things that should be noted.

Apecengo and the other officer involved, Sgt. Perdue, was unable to provide evidence of them seeing me clearly lockpick my car (which they should be able to provide if that is the reason for the initial arrest)
They used the fact that my car was clamped for the past 10~15 minutes as evidence to why I shouldn't be driving it and the reason why my initial arrest took place. They did not once try to RP out of the situation when I told them "Why don't you investigate the people walking around the docks?" instead pinned it on me assuming that I'm the only one who has gone there within 10~15 minutes which is unrealistic with the amount of people that were online.

Apecengo told me I was required to drop my pistol which I had license for, my pistol was never returned to me. As per what Ber506 said they should have given me it back since that's what would happen in a real world situation.

Apecengo attempted to give me extra time in jail because I was wearing a "mask". Video Timeline:

This mask was the clothing piece that I was wearing which is the white balaclava. Throughout the whole discussion with them I never processed the fact that he was talking about that being the mask and assumed I had a mask in my inventory; which I did not after I look into the past videos. Luckily, Sgt. Perdue stepped in and stated that he did not see a mask and that situation was voided. However this situation should show the power trip Apecengo had going on.



Time of Occurrence: 3:30ish PM UTC + 3:00
Evidence to support your claim: See above reason; two youtube clips that demonstrate possible powergaming and FailRP. They couldn't see that I lockpicked my car nor could provide evidence that I was the one who lock picked it until after they arrested me for driving my car; which at the time I was legally obligated to do so since I did not have a warrant and had a legal drivers license. Another being that Apecengo made me give up my pistol during interrogation to confiscate it without returning it afterwards even though I had a gun license.

Additional members involved/witnessing: Zorian Lenone - STEAM_0:1:12949893 (next to me during the lockpick situation), Johnny Perdue - STEAM_0:0:156958431 (Cop who defended that I wasn't wearing a mask)
Read, understood and followed staff report rules?: Yes

 

[Apecengo]

The start of the situation was when Apecengo was pulling in behind me at docks contraband dealer as Police Chief. After leaving my car parked near the cargo bins my car was clamped then a warrant was issued upon me.

The reason we decided to stop the car was because I had just clamped one that looked identical to it over at mechanic (see my other denied staff report from today...). I stop and clamp it immediately, draw out my gun and start searching for the driver. After a couple of seconds I receive a message from a guy demanding me to tell why I had clamped the car. I decided to issue a warrant on him because I had suspicion he was the driver.

I immediately answer with a random keystroke to see if the sender is nearby, which he is. I start to search in the area, and I finally find him.

He walks into the cargo-bin I am in behind me, tells me to put my hands up (which I did) and then tazed me after. {Sadly this video was corrupt but logs would show this information}

Sorry but that is simply not true. You didn't put your hands up at all. Instead of doing that, you decide to tell me that I was "abusing" and that you were recording:

2019-11-07_22-39-27.mp4

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During my arrest Apecengo was killed by 2~3 random civs that pulled up to mug me but ran into the cops.

I don't think that's what happened -- they had no reason to kill me for that, I didn't see them do anything illegal. They just sat outside, waiting for me to come out with you.

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It doesn't really matter, no rules were broken by them, I just wanted to point out that I don't think they were there to "mug" you.

cuffed and looked into my inventory where they found the evidence. However they were using the assumption that I lockpicked it (without seeing me doing it) simply because I was driving it and surely was the only one who would lockpick my car.

Yes. We assumed that. And any reasonable person would do the same:

• It was your car
• You had two lockpicks on you
• You had just seen taking off from the location where the car was previously clamped

That can constitute probable cause and is enough for us to arrest.

I tried to RP out the situation

Yes, you did. We also did our part, don't expect to win just because you find excuses! We also need to RP out our side: making sure we get a conviction.

Apecengo and the other officer involved, Sgt. Perdue, was unable to provide evidence of them seeing me clearly lockpick my car (which they should be able to provide if that is the reason for the initial arrest)

Evidence we had:

• You having two lockpicks on you
• Witness: sergeant, stating he saw the car just leave the spot where the car was clamped

Don't expect us to show video, simply because that isn't how the game works. Not everyone can record. A statement can be enough many times.

They used the fact that my car was clamped for the past 10~15 minutes as evidence to why I shouldn't be driving it and the reason why my initial arrest took place. They did not once try to RP out of the situation when I told them "Why don't you investigate the people walking around the docks?"

Yes, we did. Also the fact that an officer saw the car leave the area were it was clamped.
Also, we don't have to RP it out the way you want. If we feel we need to interview anybody, we will. In this case, we thought we had enough for a conviction.

instead pinned it on me assuming that I'm the only one who has gone there within 10~15 minutes which is unrealistic with the amount of people that were online.

You were driving a very special car with a specific color and finish. It's safe to assume it was you. Plus, you confessed you were in fact driving it, but that it was unclamped when you first saw it there. More than safe to assume.

Apecengo attempted to give me extra time in jail because I was wearing a "mask"

You were, in fact, wearing a mask:

To which even you confessed:

"Is it illegal to own a halloween mask?"

This mask was the clothing piece that I was wearing which is the white balaclava. Throughout the whole discussion with them I never processed the fact that he was talking about that being the mask and assumed I had a mask in my inventory; which I did not after I look into the past videos. Luckily, Sgt. Perdue stepped in and stated that he did not see a mask and that situation was voided. However this situation should show the power trip Apecengo had going on.

Which is, by definition, a mask. Instead, I decided to be nice and drop the charge, since neither you nor the sergeant seemed to understand what I was talking about.

They couldn't see that I lockpicked my car nor could provide evidence that I was the one who lock picked it until after they arrested me for driving my car;

In the end, going along with your RP, we decided to only charge you for the lockpicks, which we did.

driving my car; which at the time I was legally obligated to do so since I did not have a warrant and had a legal drivers license

The car was clamped, I saw it myself a bit before stopping you. I didn't know the reason IC, but it doesn't really matter, a clamped car is a clamped car, and can't be touched until we (PD) release it.

I saw the car minutes after and since I thought it was unlikely it was another car (same color and finish) I decided to pull it over. You were arrested after an officer confirmed it was the car from Port of Boxer, that we knew it was clamped.

Even if you had a driver's license and no warrants, that car was to stay at Port of Boxer as long as it was clamped. If you wanted your car back all you had to do is ask us, and since no one knew why it was clamped in the first place, we would have released it happily. Instead, you decided to go down the criminal route, which is fine, but you have to be prepared to face the consequences if caught.

Another being that Apecengo made me give up my pistol during interrogation to confiscate it without returning it afterwards even though I had a gun license.

You were going to jail, so we confiscated the contraband and weapon.

 

[Maj.Kat]

Under review

 

[Maj.Kat]

We appreciate your concern for a broken rule/abuse of power by one of our staff members.

Firstly, Apecengo's strategy in pinging your location was not breaking the rules. You did not correctly respond to FearRP and as a result, was tased, according to the evidence shown in Apecengo's video. And the initial reason for the warrant was valid, even though it may have been through very strong suspicion, he was correct in the accusations. Your arrest was completely just.

Secondly, you did not get any further charges for your mask and the citation was dropped.

Thirdly, you've committed a crime with a weapon on you. Aside from that, you were going to jail so the weapon's confiscation and the other contraband on you were carrying was also just.

After reviewing this report, Apecengo was not in any way caught in an abuse of power or shown breaking rules as a staff member.

Concluded.