Traffic stopDamage to propertyDestroy/conceal/fabricate evidenceRetaliationStolen propertyIllegal search/seizureFalse arrest or report
Plaintiff:
Muein Daoud
Incident date:
05/28/2012
Location:
500 S. Columbus Dr.
Allegations:
Daoud, a licensed ice cream truck operator, was in his ice cream truck, which was legally parked in Grant Park, when Officers Osborn and O'Shaughnessy approached him and told him he couldn't sell ice cream there. Daoud showed the officers his licenses which allowed him to sell ice cream there, but the officers cited him for double parking and peddling in a prohibited district. Officers then impounded Daoud's ice cream truck and drove it to the police station. When Daoud went to retrieve his truck the next day, all of the ice cream was removed along with a cooler and a case of water. His truck's music box and window were also damaged. Daoud could not work for six days because he had to repair and restock his truck. Two days after the incident, Daoud filed a complaint with the Independent Police Review Authority. The double parking and peddling in a prohibited district citations were later dismissed. But in retaliation for the IPRA complaint, Officer Osborn gave Daoud another double parking ticket two months later. This citation was also dismissed.