The conduct was indefensible. He's worked at PEOPLE's Los Angeles Bureau as a writer and reporter since 2017 and has interviewed the likes of Kobe Bryant, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Brady. ", "I'm very disappointed in the way you are acting.". Dash cam: Port Authority commissioner Caren Turner swears at police officers during a routine traffic stop in Tenafly, New Jersey. ", Turner: "I'm here as a concerned citizen and friend of the mayor. The Board takes its recently adopted Code of Ethics for Commissioners extremely seriously and was preparing to form a special committee to review the findings of the Inspector General investigation and take action at this Thursdays Board meeting. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. All Rights Reserved. A Connecticut state trooper has been put on leave after he was captured on camera profanely berating a motorist during a traffic stop. ", Officer: "Take a step back. Port Authority Chairman Kevin O'Toole said Turner "clearly and unambiguously" violated the board's code of ethics. "Look at that smug-ass look on your face.". He previously worked for Complex Magazine in New York City. Turner resigned from her position last week, just before the video was released to the public, according to NBC 4. She has since faded into the woodwork, but people in the comments labeled her as Karen patient zero.. Turner later said in a statement obtained by NJ.com that she regrets her tone and off-color language, while also saying that she wasnt using her position to achievespecial treatment: Last month, mydaughter and three of her friends were in a car that was pulled over byaTenafly police officerfor non-moving violations, including having tinted windows. The Traffic Safety Commission offices are located in a secured building. Ive been living in Tenafly for 20 years. At the beginning of the clip, one of the officers can be seen asking Turner if she is there to provide a ride. "I want to thank and recognize the Port Authority of NY/NJ for their professionalism and prompt attention to the matter," Chamberlain said. Mind your own business and be on your way. Smith was booked around 12:30 p.m., Wednesday and has been released on his own recognizance, Cherry said. To further emphasize her anger, Turner tells the officers that they ruined Easter weekend for everyone in the car, the video shows. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Find NJ.com on Facebook. ABC7 New York 24/7 Eyewitness News Stream, Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts. She informs the officers that she is heading up over 4,000 police officers in a clear attempt at intimidation. That vision is to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries to zero by 2030. Legal Statement. The following day, Jette released another video giving his account. Heres what she said next: You may shut the fuck up and not tell me when I may take my kid and her friends who are PhD students from MIT and Yale.. WSDOT has reduced the speed limit from 50 and 55 mph to 25 mph approaching the bridge on SR 109 from milepost 6.32 to 6.65. Jette can be heard telling the trooper that he has a license for medicinal marijuana. NEW YORK--In a sharp rebuke of a former commissioner forced to resign over an obscenity-laced tiradecaught on video during a routine police traffic stop, Port Authority officials publicly censured Caren Z. Turner for a litany of ethics rules they claimed she violated. But instead, she resigned. Im involved, Turner replies. "No, no, no, I need to know," Turner pointedly said when the officer explained that the car's driver had all the information about the stop and could tell her what was going on. As a parent, I was upset and uncomfortable with the unfolding events. I let my emotions get the better of me and regret my tone toward the police officersand use of off-color language. They rebuff her attempts to leech information about the traffic stop from them, noting that she can ask the driver of the vehiclewho is over 18 years oldif she is curious. Caren Turner was trying to intervene after police pulled over a car in which her daughter was a passenger in Tenafly. The investigation has been turned over to the district attorney's office, Lebanon Police Department Lt. PJ Hardy said. Ill make your life hell: Karen forgets to put parking permit in her windshield, berates parking enforcer for doing his job, Karen allegedly calls the cops on dog trainer for not answering her texts quick enough, Video: Karen couple who allegedly harassed whole neighborhood gets satisfying send-off from the community, Viral TikTok shows a Karen screaming at Barnes & Noble Cafe workers, destroying the store. Jette said he saw Spina driving erratically in traffic and flipped his middle finger at him without realizing he was a police officer. He wanted more information from the WCSD to help clarify the effect of . You may tell me nothing, because you told me nothing. and Yale, she says. The resolution came a day after Turner issued a statement that included an apology of sorts, but insisted she had done nothing wrong--setting off even more scorn by suggesting that the police "review best practices with respect to tone and de-escalation, so that incidents like this do not recur.". Taking issue with Turner's assertions that she never violated the Port Authority's Code of Ethics, the Port Authority board in its resolution detailed those violations, including seeking "unwarranted privileges" for herself and family members, using her Port Authority badge for non-official purposes, and "pursuing a course of conduct that was plainly in violation of her trust.". She has raised money for Republicans and Democrats, and in 2008 served on the national finance committee of Clinton's presidential campaign. How are you involved?. Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClTjur-9cx8Bb4MW8r0K6xw Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/audittheaudit Twitter: You're being very demanding.". Jason Hahn is a Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. ", Turner: "You may not tell me when to take my child. One of the passengers called her mom to pick them up, and up drove a black Mercedes and a woman who very much wanted the cops to know exactly who she was. State Trooper Matthew Spina pulls over a motorist near New Haven, Connecticut, on May 18, 2020. Smith was in a county issued vehicle when stopped, according to Hardy. TENAFLY, New Jersey (WABC) -- A former Port Authority commissioner has issued a response after she was seen on video berating police officers during a traffic stop in New Jersey. I let my emotions get the better of me and regret my tone toward the police officersand use of off-color language. As Turner attempts to get the officers to tell her why the vehicle was stopped, she displays her Port Authority badge, NBC reports. Her inner Karen comes erupting forth when one of the officers tells her she may take them now,., You may not tell me when to take my child, Turner says from uncomfortably close to the officers face. After Commissioner Turner became aware of the investigation, she resigned.. April 25, 2018 Examined Impact x Nightline The Murders Before the Marathon The Ivana Trump Story: The First Wife Aftershock Mormon No More Caren . Her company's webpage notes that she has been described as having "an iron fist in a velvet glove," and that she "advocates winning on the merits of the argument, not the contacts.". But instead, she resigned. Port Authority commissioner swears at police officers. Philadelphia will become the first major U.S. city to ban police from making traffic stops for minor violations such as a broken taillight when Mayor Jim Kenney signs City Council-approved . The officers said she could take her daughter and friends, and go. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? And until her abrupt resignation last week, she was a member of the Port Authority's board of. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Turner spends the majority of the video desperately attempting to throw her weight around. Turner resigned last week after her profanity-laced confrontation captured on a police car dashcam went public. * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts, Kiss reveal last dates of their farewell tour, ending in NYC, How officials cracked case of eyedrops that blinded people. In response to the videos emergence online, Turner was pressured to resign her position as police commissioner. Take a step back. He has a B.A. The board, which voted unanimously for a resolution of censure, also referred the matter to the New Jersey Ethics Commission. In a statement Wednesday, Turner says she wasn't seeking special treatment after a car carrying her daughter was stopped for an expired registration on March 31 in Tenafly, N.J. Turners half-hearted apology implied that the fault did not entirely rest on her shoulders. The Port Authority called the findings of the investigation profoundly disturbing.. Immediately upon learning of allegations that Commissioner Turner violated the Boards newly-enacted Code of Ethics, an Inspector General investigation was begun, the statement reads. The Commission leads statewide efforts and builds partnerships through law enforcement support and roadway engineering solutions. Posted on Mar 23, 2021Updated on Mar 23, 2021, 10:25 am CDT. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. No really, her name is actually Caren with a C. Caren Turner, to be precise. As a long-time Tenafly resident, I have always taken an active role in the community, including working with law enforcement officials, and I encourage the Tenafly Police Department to review best practices with respect to tone and de-escalation, so that incidents like this do not recur. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. It was appropriate, the statement continued, "given her outrageous conduct.". This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Reach Andy Humbles at ahumbles@tennessean.com or615-726-5939 and on Twitter @ AndyHumbles. Travelers can expect congestion approaching the bridge. 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