Officer Detail: WILLIAM J. MASON

Assignment History

Job Title	Badge No.	Unit	Start Date	End Date
Officer	1328		2000-07-31

Salary

Annual Salary	Overtime	Total Pay	Year
$88,231.08	$17,662.51	$105,893.59	FY2019
$78,630.41	$3,070.59	$81,701.00	FY2018

Incidents

Incident 199
Date	Jun 13, 2013
Department	Rochester Police Department
Officers	William J. Mason
Description	According to Rodriguez v. City of Rochester, Officer Mason and three other officers participated in a multi-agency warrant detail along with probation officers. Officer Mason allegedly saw the victim running straight down a steeply pitched roof. Another officer announced he was with law enforcement and directed the victim to come down off the roof. According to Officer Mason, the victim did not heed his instructions and continued descending the roofline, grabbing onto the fire escape ladder with one hand. The victim states, upon seeing that the building was surrounded by law enforcement officers, he decided to end his flight and began climbing down from the roof via a fire escape. According to the victim, one or more of the officers allegedly pulled him off the fire escape, which caused a portion of one of his fingers to be severed. The victims states he remained on the ground until he was moved by the officers whom allegedly struck him on his head and body. Outcome Two of the officers motions for dismissal were granted after the victim did not oppose the dismissal from his action. Victims causes for actions against Mason, the city, and one other officer remain.
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Address	Clay Ave Rochester, NY
Incident 200
Date	Jun 02, 2008
Department	Rochester Police Department
Officers	William J. Mason
Description	Rochester Police Officer William Mason stopped the victims car after allegedly noticing that a taillight was out. Officer Mason and his partner entered their patrol car, sped up and stopped the vehicle. After issuing two appearance traffic tickets to defendant, one for a violation of Rochester's excessive vehicle sound ordinance, Mason asked the defendant to exit his car and sit in the back of his patrol car while defendant's car was searched and towed. Defendant was not under custodial arrest at that time, and the officer had no intention of taking defendant into custody. Rather, Officer Mason concluded that he was required to tow defendant's car because Rochester's City Code mandates the impoundment of a vehicle when its driver is cited for violating the city's excessive vehicle sound ordinance. Before it was towed, Officer Mason and his partner conducted an inventory search of defendant's car. During the inventory search, the police found a loaded shotgun and extra ammunition in the trunk of defendant's car. Defendant was then arrested, taken into custody, and charged with the prohibited possession of a firearm Outcome The impoundment and concomitant search of defendant's automobile, conducted without probable cause or a constitutionally permissible community caretaking purpose, violated the New York State and United States Constitutions. Rochester City Code is unconstitutional insofar as it authorized the impoundment of defendant's automobile in this case. The evidence seized as a result of the unlawful seizure and search of defendant's must therefore be suppressed.
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Address	Frost Ave Rochester, NY