Update--Officer McBreakfast Taco

So, to keep you updated on the ongoing saga of Officer McBreakfast Taco who tried to intimidate me off the roads on my training route, I received a response to my letter to his boss the constable. Chief Deputy Constable David Wood wrote me and said:

Dear Mr. [Real Lawyer Name]:

This department received you certified letter, dated May 7, 2008 on May 8, 2008.
Thank you for reporting the incident that occurred on FM-149, April 19, 2008. Our department will investigate this matter and take whatever action we think necessary.
Should we be of any assistance to you int he future please do not hesitate to call (281-356-3883).
Thanks again for calling this issue to our attention.

Very truly yours,
Chief Deputy David Wood
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If the letter is sincere, then great. They're investigating and they will act. However, knowing the manner in which Texas law enforcement prioritizes the rights of cyclists (i.e., it doesn't) I am not taking for granted that a proper investigation will be completed or proper changes will be made to departmental policies.

So, I wrote another letter, to stay at the very top of their to do list and to keep my agenda driving the train:

Chief Deputy David Wood
Office of Montgomery County Constable, Pct. 5
31350 Friendship Drive
Magnolia, TX 77355

Re: Deputy Constable Harassing Cyclists, April 19, 2008 on FM-149

Chief Deputy Wood:

Thank you for your letter dated May 14, 2008 concerning the above-referenced incident and the decision to investigate it. I will be expecting to hear in the very near future concerning what is being learned in the investigation, what if any conclusions the department reaches, and what if anything the department intends to do.

I trust, for example, that the deputy in question has already been identified by this point. As such, I would expect (as I referenced in my first letter) to be informed of the deputy’s identity as soon as it is known. If it is not yet known, please inform me what if anything has been done to determine it and what information I could provide to assist that inquiry.

Please respond at the earliest opportunity with this information. If there is an investigator that I should contact directly, please include that in your response.

As you referenced in your letter, the Constable’s office may well “take whatever action [it] think[s] necessary” as a result of the investigation, but I alone will determine whether the investigation and its outcome are adequate. I will likewise take the appropriate actions if they are not.

Very truly yours,

[Real Lawyer Name]


cc: David Hill
Montgomery County Constable, Pct. 5
31350 Friendship Drive
Magnolia, TX 77355

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We'll see what happens. I'm not going away, and I'm obviously not going to stop riding.