‘Don’t Record Me, Lady’ – Police Charge Woman With Wiretapping After She Records Her Own Arrest

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Massachusetts woman has been charged with unlawful wiretapping after she recorded her own arrest on her smartphone. 24-year-old Karen Dziewit allegedly had too much to drink and got too loud and belligerent at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, and police were called out.

Dziewit allegedly refused to cooperate with instructions from police officers and was arrested. However, before she was arrested, she activated the voice recording feature on her smartphone.
Mass Live reports:

Springfield Police Capt. Harry Kastrinakis said 24-year-old Karen Dziewit of Chicopee was drinking in front of 140 Chestnut Street shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday when police were called to assist a security officer at that address. Police said Dziewit was screaming and yelling and disturbing the tenants of the buildings, and she refused to stop her tirade when police asked her to.

She was arrested. But, before she was taken into custody, she apparently started the voice recorder in her smart phone and put it in her purse…

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