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ALBUQUERQUE NM April 19 2008 – An Albuquerque woman who travels with a service dog claims that a security guard at Central New Mexico Community College attacked her car in a road-rage incident.
Both the school and Albuquerque police are now investigating.
Polly Songer said she suffers from seizures and is accompanied by a service dog named Alex that can detect the episodes before they start.
The dog was with her Thursday on University Boulevard SE near the campus when the guard allegedly cut across three lanes of traffic directly in front of her.
“I had to slam on my brakes,” Songer told KRQE News 13. “My service dog got thrown to the front of the car.”
She said Alex whimpered, she honked her horn, and then the guard got out of his car armed with his baton.
Songer claimed the guard yelled obscenities at her through the window and then smashed out one of her brake lights with his baton.
“I was dumbfounded,” Songer told KRQE News 13.
The guard was placed on paid administrative leave for one day. The school said the guard has worked there for several years and has no prior record.
“Pending the outcome of that investigation we will of course take any action that is appropriate,” Samantha Bousliman of CNM said. “We hope for that investigation to be thorough and accurate, and that’s the reason that we are working very hard not to taint it in any way by commenting on it until it’s complete.”
Songer is a former student at CNM, and school officials told KRQE News 13 they’ve had run-ins with her in the past. Songer said she was a target because guards did not like her service dog being with her in class.
The guard is back on duty but has been assigned to a different duty pending the outcome of the investigations.
Both the school and Albuquerque police are now investigating.
Polly Songer said she suffers from seizures and is accompanied by a service dog named Alex that can detect the episodes before they start.
The dog was with her Thursday on University Boulevard SE near the campus when the guard allegedly cut across three lanes of traffic directly in front of her.
“I had to slam on my brakes,” Songer told KRQE News 13. “My service dog got thrown to the front of the car.”
She said Alex whimpered, she honked her horn, and then the guard got out of his car armed with his baton.
Songer claimed the guard yelled obscenities at her through the window and then smashed out one of her brake lights with his baton.
“I was dumbfounded,” Songer told KRQE News 13.
The guard was placed on paid administrative leave for one day. The school said the guard has worked there for several years and has no prior record.
“Pending the outcome of that investigation we will of course take any action that is appropriate,” Samantha Bousliman of CNM said. “We hope for that investigation to be thorough and accurate, and that’s the reason that we are working very hard not to taint it in any way by commenting on it until it’s complete.”
Songer is a former student at CNM, and school officials told KRQE News 13 they’ve had run-ins with her in the past. Songer said she was a target because guards did not like her service dog being with her in class.
The guard is back on duty but has been assigned to a different duty pending the outcome of the investigations.
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