Selden Homeowner Complains After Officer Enters Backyard

Man, down Don't touch me. Do not touch me. Why? What is wrong with you?

Did you go in my backyard? Yeah. Get off my property.

Can I see some ID? Show me some ID. No, get off of my property.

Okay. You just illegally entered my backyard.

Illegally entered. You said- Get off, get off my pro- No, I'm gonna escort you off my property No, you- Continuing from the previous video, after the officer left without providing a satisfactory explanation, I decided to go directly to the Sixth Precinct in Selden, New York to file a complaint

and explain the entire incident to a sergeant there.

I, I'm here to, uh, to speak with you regarding an officer that just came to my home.

Okay. Officer Ahmed. What happened? Um, so he came to my home and I was inside.

Uh, we were having a Memorial Day barbecue, had some friends and family over.

Okay. Uh, just enjoy- just enjoying the day.

Okay. And my, uh, wife and her friends came running inside to me terrified because a police officer apparently was in my backyard.

I explained that the officer had entered my backyard without permission even though the music wasn't very loud.

The sergeant said noise was subjective, but I emphasized my concerns about trespassing, demands for ID, and being pushed.

He then explained that officers sometimes use their hands to maintain a safe distance.

And then when I told him- At no point, at no point you were...

At no point were you stepping into his personal space- No, no, no ... anymore?

He stepped in... This is exactly what went.

He stepped- I'm asking you- No, no, no. I'm gonna tell you ex- everything.

What we'll do is I'm gonna check the body camera. I'm gonna tell you everything.

The body camera, sure, yeah. But the- Just to, just to- No, no, no. He...

I argued that the officer was the one repeatedly moving closer while I simply wanted him off my property.

The sergeant said the circumstances needed to be considered, including whether the officer felt threatened.

I disagreed and continued questioning him.

Eventually, he agreed to review the officer's body cam footage to determine whether any misconduct had occurred.

Probably, right? But, uh... That's how, that's how the police work But, but law enforcement ended up coming to me first.

Yeah. And then coming into my backyard. Right. That's what I was told.

Well, if he- And then putting his hands on me and pushing me ... came into your yard, the only thing with that, and I, I'm gonna have to check the body camera footage.

Right. Um, is if he came up to you and put his hands up- on you for no reason, okay, that's something that I'm gonna have to deal with from my officer.

I agreed to provide my video as evidence and emphasized that the officer should be held accountable if any misconduct was found.

The sergeant promised to review the body cam footage, take action if necessary, and advised me to contact Internal Affairs.

However, I felt he was trying to justify his fellow officer's actions.

He explained that all possibilities needed to be considered before reaching a conclusion.

Finally, I asked for an email address to send my video, thanked him, and left the station.

I, I feel like I'm getting gaslit by this sergeant inside of here but, you know, it's just ridiculous.

I'm tired of these, these, these thugs with badges, you know, taking advantage, um, and thinking they're above the law.

Get off my property right now. Put your hand down, guy