Special Weapons and Tactics/Downtown/ Sat May 29/3:50 pm: This story begins on May 10, 2004, during the SWAT's move from the Public Safety Building to Park 95 (a city property that was once the headquarters for the Starbucks Corporation). On that day, Officer K. (yes, as in Kafka's K.) arrived at, and drove into, the Public Safety Building from the Cherry Street entrance. Moments later, she parked her SUV, and while she was walking toward the main entry doorway, two black males wearing moving company uniforms approached her and asked if she was a cop. Officer K., who is also black, answered, "Yes, I am," and continued to walk past the movers. As she opened the main door, she heard the men behind her making crude comments.

Later that day, Officer K. happened to walk past several men who had been moving SWAT's furniture and files to the new location. The two black males Officer K. had encountered in the parking garage again started making crude comments. Detective Belshay writes: "[Next to the black men,] there was a white male standing with a clipboard in his hand talking with the movers. He stopped talking and turned toward Officer K. in order to watch her walk past. Upon returning from lunch, Officer K. observed the two black males from earlier standing in the open rear area of the moving truck. Again, they continued with the comments. Officer K. did not say anything to these individuals, thinking that ignoring them would make the comments stop.... She later informed Sgt. Cordner about what had occurred."

On May 28, Sgt. Cordner met with the moving company's project manager and informed him of the incident. The project manager assured the sergeant that he would "remind his staff about professional behavior."

On May 29, Officer K. was driving her SUV northbound on I-5, which she entered by way of Dearborn Street. She soon noticed that a white four-door vehicle was pacing her along the passenger side. Her young son was in the right rear passenger seat. She did not look at the driver; the driver was looking at her. Detective Belshay writes: "At first Officer K. thought this might be a suspect she had arrested in the past. She attempted to avoid eye contact with this individual, but he continued to pace her vehicle and stare. She was in lane 3. When she decreased her speed, the suspect decreased his speed. This caused her son to fear that this 'bad guy' was going to hurt him and his mommy. She accelerated; the suspect accelerated. At one point, she moved into the carpool lane, and the suspect remained in lane 4, decreasing his speed. She moved back into lane 3. He drove several lengths behind her. Suddenly, he accelerated and began to pace her again. She looked over at him and recognized the man: He was one of the black movers who made sexual comments." The man followed her several miles until he finally exited the freeway at exit 183.

Officer Belshay concludes: "Officer K. informed Sgt. Cordner of the incident." SWAT has settled into its new building.