Last night we showed you how police shook down Thyrell Hyde in an Atlantic Bank ATM booth. His shake-down story is so incredible, that without the video evidence, it would be hard to believe. But with the evidence it is compelling, and stands out as one of the most outrageous police abuses ever caught on camera. Tonight, we take a closer look at the video to see how the cops made sure they got every dollar they could from Thyrel Hyde:
Daniel Ortiz Reporting
The camera inside the ATM picks up 2 men. The one in red is Thyrell Hyde, and the other in the corner is one of the police officers he says kidnapped him and took him there to rob him of money from his personal bank account.
Inside the ATM room, it seems so ordinary, just like 2 close friends who have no trust issues making a withdrawal, but if the allegation is true, it is an obscene abuse of authority.
The man has already Hyde’s ATM card into the machine, and he glances at his hand, where he seems to have Hyde’s pin number written down.
He punches it in and does a balance check, after all, he needs to know how much is Hydes’ account to know how much is reasonable to take for himself.
He ejects the card the machine and starts a discussion with Hyde, and it seems that the process is taking too long because Hyde looks back and opens the door to the ATM room.
Holding his head, Hyde returns to his position as observer to his humiliation and powerlessness.
In walks another person, this time, we’re sure that it’s a police officer because of the khaki shirt and the outline of a police badge number on his left shoulder. Notice, just like the other person in the far left, he takes very careful steps not to have his face caught by the camera.
Finally, a decision is made and the person in the far left puts Hyde’s ATM card back into the machine, punches in the pin and proceeds to withdraw money.
Thyrell Hyde looks up at the camera, obviously hoping that it is capturing this outrage as it unfolds.
The selected amount comes out of the machine, and the man operating from the left takes it. Hyde puts his hand on his head, as in disbelief, as the man hands him his ATM card with the receipt for the withdrawn money.
You get a quick view of the uniformed police officer as he walks away, satisfied that progress is being made.
And then, to add insult to injury, the man in the left then counts the money – talk about brazen – and that’s after he handed over a receipt, suggesting that he has Hyde’s full blessing to be taking his money.
A couple seconds later and the whole ordeal is over, and the camera briefly catches the face of the man who stole from Hyde before they walk out of the ATM, following the uniformed officer.
The professional standards branch, which takes the place of internal affairs, says it has possibly identified only one of the officers and the information has been sent to the DPP.
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