‘Please Stop Cursing At Us’: Huntersville Police

HUNTERSVILLE, NC — Huntersville Police made a request of the community Friday morning: Please stop cursing at us. The plea for civility was made after officers responded to a traffic accident along Highway 73 and Bay Shore Drive in Huntersville Friday morning.

The crash, coupled with the rainy weather, had choked the road down to one lane.

“Please slow down and yield to first responders!” HPD tweeted, adding “#TowTruckIsComing, #Were Trying, #PleaseStopCursingAtUs.”

“Why on earth would y’all be upset with our police officers on scene?” Huntersville Fire said on its social media account. “We responded to this same call, they’re working hard and IN THE RAIN.”

A spokesperson for Huntersville Police Department verified to Patch that a comment was made while officers were at the accident scene.

“I am not sure if it was directed at them or just someone yelling in frustration because of the traffic buildup,” she said. “The cursing does not happen too often, but people do tend to get frustrated during these types of incidents, especially when traffic starts to build up.”

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