By Police1 Staff
GREENDALE, Wis. — A woman who said an officer profiled her during a traffic stop has dropped her complaint after police released footage of the encounter.
Katherine Torres said she was pulled over on May 31 while driving back to work from her lunch break, Fox 6 Now reported.
Torres said the officer asked if she was a U.S. citizen, for her Social Security number, license and registration. The department said they began investigating the claims after Torres filed a complaint on June 2.
A statement said per state law, police officers are allowed to collect social security numbers to assist in the collection of unpaid forfeitures. The officer pulled Torres over for a missing front license plate and issued a citation for failure to fasten seat belt, Fox 6 Now reported. The department said four officers were participating in the “Click it or Ticket” program and 35 citations were issued to drivers with a variety of different ethnic backgrounds.
Authorities said the officer “asked Ms. Torres for her contact information, insurance information and verified address, consistent with proper procedure. He never questioned her citizenship or immigration status, as alleged by Ms. Torres.”
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Torres has since dropped her complaint.
Voces de la Frontera, an immigrant advocacy organization, released a statement saying Torres was threatened with criminal charges if she didn’t drop her complaint. The statement also says that due to video hiccups and audio cutting out, the footage “in no way disproves Ms. Torres’ allegations.”