NY DA berates police officer, ignores commands during traffic stop: 'I don't really care'

New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul said she is seeking a authorities investigation into Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley successful relationship to bodycam video released from a caller postulation stop.

Doorley, a Republican who reportedly switched her enrollment from nan Democratic Party successful 2015, was caught driving 55 mph successful a 35 mph area successful nan municipality of Webster, New York, connected April 22. 

The territory lawyer did not propulsion over, and an serviceman followed her pinch lights and sirens astir a half mile distant to Doorley’s home, records show. The video, obtained by WXXI and different outlets done a Freedom of Information Act request, shows an serviceman stepping up nan driveway and into Doorley’s garage, wherever she parked her vehicle. 

As nan speech pinch nan serviceman grew heated, Doorley called Webster Police Chief Dennis Kohlmeier, asking him, "Can you please show him to time off maine alone?"

"I don't really care," she said astatine 1 point.

"If you springiness maine a postulation ticket, that’s fine. I’m nan 1 who prosecutes it. Just spell up and do it," Doorley says. The serviceman responds, "I conscionable don’t understand nan hostility. I understand you’re coming travel from work." 

"And half nan clip I was connected nan telephone pinch Dennis telling him ‘why are you pulling maine over?’" she says. 

"You’re not moreover expected to beryllium connected nan telephone to statesman with," nan serviceman says. 

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Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley is seen connected assemblage camera video from an April 22, 2024 postulation extremity successful Webster, New York. (Fox News)

The territory lawyer says, "I’m hands free. Absolutely. You should cognize nan law." 

"If it is hands free, that’s great. But astatine nan extremity of nan time you were going 55 successful a 35. That’s 20 miles complete nan velocity limit," nan serviceman says.

"That’s fine. Do you cognize what I’ve been dealing pinch each day? Three murders successful nan city. And do you deliberation I really attraction if I was going 20 miles complete nan velocity limit?" Doorley asks. 

The serviceman is heard saying, "I’m conscionable doing my job. If you pulled complete erstwhile you saw my lights, which evidently you did." 

Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley, left, was referred for investigation by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's management complete a caller postulation stop. (Getty Images)

Doorley says, "I thought you were going location other because I thought nary 1 would ever propulsion a achromatic SUV if you ran my plates." 

"I didn’t tally your plates. I conscionable called your plates out. And past I’m pursuing you because you’re not stopping truthful I had to return nan aerial from dispatch," nan serviceman says. 

The serviceman tells Doorley to travel outside, but nan territory lawyer refuses, saying she’s waiting for nan serviceman to leave. He says he’s waiting for a supervisor to travel because "that’s what my main told maine to do." 

Sandra Doorley acknowledgment her supporters during her remarks pursuing her re-election arsenic Monroe County District Attorney successful Henrietta, New York, connected Nov. 7, 2023. (IMAGN/Democrat and Chronicle)

Doorley calls nan serviceman an "a--hole," and tells him to "get retired of my f---ing house," arsenic nan serviceman is heard saying that she keeps defying his commands to travel outside. 

Hochul said she is referring Doorley to nan Commission connected Prosecutorial Conduct "following nan merchandise of constabulary bodycam footage showing her claiming she is supra nan law, attempting to usage her nationalist agency to evade responsibility, and acting unprofessionally towards a constabulary serviceman simply trying to do his job."

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"District Attorneys are responsible for prosecuting criminal and postulation offenses, and must execute their duties pinch nan highest ethical standards," Hochul said successful a connection obtained by Fox News Digital. 

The politician said Doorley was "acting successful contravention of her work arsenic a District Attorney and undermined her expertise to clasp others accountable for violating nan law," adding, "We are profoundly grateful to nan men and women of rule enforcement who put connected a azygous each time to protect nan information of each New Yorkers."

Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley makes her pre-sentencing connection and urges Judge Julie Hahn to condemnation Kelvin Vickers to life without parole. (IMAGN/Democrat and Chronicle)

The authorities committee has nan authority "to reappraisal and analyse nan behaviour of prosecutors" done a afloat scope of investigative functions, "including holding hearings, subpoenaing witnesses, requiring accumulation of documents, conferring immunity, and transmitting findings of truth and recommendations regarding sanctions to nan applicable lawyer grievance committee." 

The all-Democrat Rochester City Council besides penned a missive asking New York Democrat Attorney General Letitia James to investigate, saying nan incident "has led america to mobility her fittingness to service arsenic District Attorney." 

Doorley issued a connection connected Thursday recalling really she "was driving location pursuing a engaged time astatine work" and admitted "that I was not paying attraction to my velocity connected Phillips Road successful nan Town of Webster."

"Less than half a mile from my neighborhood, I noticed a Webster Police car down me. Once I realized that nan volition of nan car was to propulsion maine over, I called nan Webster Police Chief to pass him that I was not a threat and that I would speak to nan Officer astatine my location down nan street," she said. "The Webster Police Officer followed maine to my location and issued maine a speeding summons for my velocity of 55mph successful a 35mph zone."

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"I acknowledged that I was speeding and I accepted nan ticket. By 1:00PM nan pursuing day, I pled blameworthy and sent nan summons to nan Webster Town Court because I judge successful accepting work for my actions and had nary volition of utilizing my position to person a benefit. Nobody, including your District Attorney, is supra nan norm of law, moreover postulation laws," Doorley said. 

"Anybody who knows maine understands without a uncertainty that I person dedicated my full 33 twelvemonth profession to nan information of this community," she added. "My activity to guarantee nan information and respect of rule enforcement is good proven clip and clip again. I guidelines by my activity and guidelines by my committedness to nan nationalist information of Monroe County."