Video footage launched by the Lengthy Seaside Police Division reveals Alameda Metropolis Councilmember Trish Herrera Spencer was closely intoxicated and refused help from legislation enforcement whereas attending the League of California Cities Convention on Oct. 18 in Lengthy Seaside.
“(T)he inappropriate conduct of a Councilmember undermines the public’s trust in all matters that come before the Council,” the agenda merchandise states.
Spencer is looking for reelection to the Alameda Metropolis Council the place she has served since 2016. Spencer is working in opposition to Alameda County Deputy District Lawyer Greg Boller, journalist Thushan Amarasiriwardena, particular schooling trainer Michelle Pryor and electrical engineer Steve Slauson.
Spencer and different council members traveled to Lengthy Seaside to attend the League of California Cities Convention the place native authorities leaders attend workshops and networking occasions to “take their organization to the next level.” Metropolis representatives from throughout California attended an occasion on the Bo Beau Kitchen & Roof Faucet, positioned at 144 Pine Ave., from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Thursday.
In accordance with LBPD cam footage, one officer had seen Spencer at a 7-11 earlier within the night, noting her dilated pupils, a typical signal of intoxication. Round midnight, a bystander helped Spencer stroll alongside Pine Avenue en path to her lodge when she collapsed subsequent to Alegria nightclub at 115 Pine Ave., in accordance with officers’ feedback in physique cam footage. She and the bystander tried to enter the membership, however the bouncer denied her entry as a result of she was unable to talk. Spencer briefly returned to the sidewalk earlier than she collapsed subsequent to the membership, main the bystander to name police at 12:12 a.m.
As officers arrived on the scene, physique cam footage confirmed Spencer mendacity on the bottom and supporting herself with one arm, struggling to answer officers’ fundamental questions on her id and the place she was staying. Officers repeatedly advised her she was “not in trouble” as they tried to assist her get up. However Spencer refused their assist, saying, “I’m good.” She then laid again on the bottom and have become unresponsive.
An Emergency Medical Companies workforce from the Lengthy Seaside Fireplace Division arrived on the scene at 12:45 a.m., picked her in a gurney and positioned her in an ambulance to go to an area hospital for therapy of a head contusion and bruising round her arms, in accordance with physique cam footage and the LBPD.
“Unfortunately, a few social media sites and posters are posting that I was arrested and many other false statements. They are lies fabricated by political opponents attempting to smear my reputation,” Spencer wrote.
She additionally claimed that she was lacking private results, together with her jewellery. Nevertheless, Spencer is carrying jewellery within the officers’ physique cam footage.
Spencer additionally claimed her medical supplier was required to file a “Suspicious Injury Report” that night due to the suspicion that her accidents got here from an assault or abusive conduct. Nevertheless, suspicious damage studies might also be filed if the accidents may very well be “inflicted by the injured person’s own act,” in accordance with the California Workplace of Emergency Companies.
The video footage reveals that as LBPD officers relayed info to EMS responders, an officer acknowledged, “She’s not the victim of a crime… whatever’s wrong with her, she did it to herself.”
