Neighbor calls cops when she sees three black guests leaving Airbnb

[DrLove]

So this neighbor obviously knew of the Airbnb status of the home and undoubtedly saw white people coming and going regularly. Wonder if she stood on her porch and smiled and waved at them?

Three black guests at an Airbnb in California were briefly detained by police after a neighbor called authorities as they were preparing to leave the house.

Police said that the neighbor called because the guests didn't wave or smile at her as they were leaving the Airbnb on April 30, CNN reported on Friday.

The Rialto Police Department said it is investigating the response, and released bodycam footage earlier this week, according to the local ABC affiliate.

Rialto Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott on Tuesday defended the officers who responded to the call, saying they acted "very professionally."

The three black guests, Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, Donisha Prendergast and Komi-Oluwa Olafimihan, were also traveling with another person, a white woman. But the neighbor who made the phone call to authorities did not mention the white woman, attorneys for the three guests said.

Jasmine Rand, an attorney for the three black guests, said on Thursday that the fact that the white guest wasn't mentioned in the call to police should be considered evidence that the call was racially motivated, according to CNN.​

Police investigating response after detaining black Airbnb guests when neighbor called police

 

[TNHarley]

Not waving because she is white? Racists!

 

[jknowgood]

End welfare, people obviously have to much time on their hands.

 

[DrLove]

End welfare, people obviously have to much time on their hands.

Right, because most travelers using Airbnb are on welfare

 

[miketx]

Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, Donisha Prendergast and Komi-Oluwa Olafimihan

^ Them names is reason enough to arrest them!

 

[evenflow1969]

So this neighbor obviously knew of the Airbnb status of the home and undoubtedly saw white people coming and going regularly. Wonder if she stood on her porch and smiled and waved at them?

Three black guests at an Airbnb in California were briefly detained by police after a neighbor called authorities as they were preparing to leave the house.

Police said that the neighbor called because the guests didn't wave or smile at her as they were leaving the Airbnb on April 30, CNN reported on Friday.

The Rialto Police Department said it is investigating the response, and released bodycam footage earlier this week, according to the local ABC affiliate.

Rialto Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott on Tuesday defended the officers who responded to the call, saying they acted "very professionally."

The three black guests, Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, Donisha Prendergast and Komi-Oluwa Olafimihan, were also traveling with another person, a white woman. But the neighbor who made the phone call to authorities did not mention the white woman, attorneys for the three guests said.

Jasmine Rand, an attorney for the three black guests, said on Thursday that the fact that the white guest wasn't mentioned in the call to police should be considered evidence that the call was racially motivated, according to CNN.​

Police investigating response after detaining black Airbnb guests when neighbor called police

I travel a lot with work and air B&B's are great my cost for travel has reduced significantly and they are typicaly better than hotels. I have many times talked to neighbors who did not know it was an air B&B and thought they had a new permanant neighbor.

 

[Godboy]

Damn, that's messed up. These people simply left a house. This just goes to show you that black really screwed up their reputation. Theyve made everyone in their community look untrustworthy.