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VIDEO: Woman at UWS park cuffed, arrested, fined, for walking dogs with no leash

By Kimberly Dole - Entercom EmailAug 13, 2021

Kimberly Dole - Entercom Email

Kimberly Dole is a reporter/writer with 1010 WINS Digital.Kimmy was most recently working at Audible where she was creating content and features for…

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A woman was arrested at an Upper East Side Park earlier this month for walking her dogs without a leash and not having her ID with her.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, August 4th, just after noon, as 29-year-old Dora Marchand left her apartment on Riverside Drive at 71st Street to walk her two dogs in Riverside Park without their leashes, and without her phone, and wallet.

Marchand was on her way home from the 74th Street track when she was approached by a Parks Enforcement Patrol officer, she said.

"He called me over and said this isn't allowed, you need to have dogs on the leash," Marchand told the West Side Rag.

"I said I was sorry and that I was about to go home. I said I didn't mean to cause any harm," Marchand continued.

A second officer then appeared from across the field asking for her name, address, and birth date. "He wanted to write a ticket. I gave him my name and birthday but could not remember my address since we just moved. I offered to walk him over to the apartment I am renting to show him where I lived. I offered to go home and get my wallet but he said that isn't how it works. He said I was under arrest for not giving out my address and put me in handcuffs," she added.

Marchand was then arrested by the Parks Enforcement Patrol officers for walking her dogs off-leash and not having identification on her and was held in handcuffs for close to two hours in Riverside Park, she told the outlet.

"On August 4, Parks Enforcement Officers attempted to issue a summons to a female patron in Riverside Park for two unleashed dogs on the soccer field. When she could not produce identification, she was taken to the local precinct where her identification was verified," a spokesperson for the Parks Department wrote in an email to West Side Rag.

"This patron has not been compliant with officers after warnings in the past," the spokesperson added.

"Unfortunately, in this incident, the patron refused to comply with the rules as stated by both PEP and signage on sight. The patron also became confrontational and did not cooperate when asked for identification information. For the safety and protection of our officers, handcuffs are standard when we are transporting anyone to the precinct in a shared vehicle."

Marchand argues that she was calm and complied with the officers throughout the incident and a video taken by another bystander captured the arrest.

After an hour in the holding cell, Marchand was released with a fine of $200 for not complying with officers and $100 for having the dogs off-leash.

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