Q: Hi there I feel I was wrongfully issued a trespassing ticket.
I was in a bowling alley around 9 p'cl9ck and asked to leave in a shouting violent matter by the female bartender. I left immediately and an officer was outside on the premises. I told him I was never asked to not come in there, in fact the manager told me I was welcome for food. I was issued a trespassing ticket and an official letter I cannot go on the premises or have contact at 4 o'clock the next day. I feel this in unjustified. I want to submit a complaint against the police department and the bowling alley. How can I be submitted a ticket when I was never formally notified I was not to come in there?
A:
You may file a complaint against the police department. The department should have an internal review mechanism. I will warn you, however, that that is unlikely to produce a satisfying outcome. Similarly, you can file a complaint against the bowling alley with its management. As with the police department, such a complaint is unlikely to produce a satisfactory outcome.
Your other option is to file a lawsuit. In order to evaluate that option, you would need to review the police reports and other reported information to determine who made the error.
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