1ST AMENDMENT AUDIT SALEM, NH TOWN HALL (PANIC BUTTON)

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1ST AMENDMENT AUDIT SALEM, NH TOWN HALL (PANIC BUTTON)

I WAS CONDUCTING A FIRST AMENDMENT AUDIT AT THE SALEM, NH TOWN HALL ON JANUARY 5th 2021. I WENT IN TO DO AN INSPECTION ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT FILE WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. AS I WAS TAKING A TOUR OF THE TOWN HALL I WAS CONFRONTED BY A MAN BY THE NAME OF TOM GIARROSSO WHO WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION NETWORK SCTV17. HE FOLLOWED ME AROUND THE BUILDING AS I WAS CONDUCTING BUSINESS AND BECAME THE MAIN HEADLINE. DURING THIS TIME I FOUND OUT THAT THE PANIC BUTTON WAS PUSHED AND SALEM POLICE WAS DISPATCHED. I CONFRONTED OFFICER GOMEZ AS HE CAME IN THE BUILDING WHO WAS HESITANT ON IDENTIFYING HIMSELF BUT FINALLY CAME AROUND TO DOING SO. HE SUPPOSEDLY HAD NO IDEA WHY HE WAS THERE AS THERE WAS NO REASON TO BE ANYWAY. I CONTINUED DOWNSTAIRS TO THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE TO FINISH UP MY AUDIT AND TOM WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME THE WHOLE TIME OF COURSE. BETWEEN ALMOST 6 OR 7 OFFICERS ON SCENE NIETHER OF THEM CONFRONTED ME OR ASKING FOR ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION FROM ME. THAT IN ITSELF TELLS ME THEY KNOW WHY IM THERE.