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Officer extends baton and comes at person recording traffic stop
Simon Fondrie-Teitler
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US Park Police now doing traffic stops in DC, and charged at me with a baton for filming closer than they liked
Officers are around a man in a moped, with an unmarked car in front and a marked US Park Police car behind. One of the officers suddenly steps forward quickly towards the camera and extends his baton. The camera moves back.
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August 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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US Park Police now doing traffic stops in DC, and charged at me with a baton for filming closer than they liked
Officers are around a man in a moped, with an unmarked car in front and a marked US Park Police car behind. One of the officers suddenly steps forward quickly towards the camera and extends his baton. The camera moves back.
0:09
0:15 / 0:24
August 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
US Park Police now doing traffic stops in DC, and charged at me with a baton for filming closer than they liked
— Simon Fondrie-Teitler (@simon.overgrown.garden) 2025-08-14T17:30:56.584Z
Simon Fondrie-Teitler
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Slight correction: The US Parks Department was involved in the traffic stop but it's possible the guy that wielded his baton is from different agency. He got into the unmarked car in front after the traffic stop.
August 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Slight correction: The US Parks Department was involved in the traffic stop but it's possible the guy that wielded his baton is from different agency. He got into the unmarked car in front after the traffic stop.
August 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Slight correction: The US Parks Department was involved in the traffic stop but it's possible the guy that wielded his baton is from different agency. He got into the unmarked car in front after the traffic stop.
— Simon Fondrie-Teitler (@simon.overgrown.garden) 2025-08-14T20:01:22.870Z
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