Narrative:

Police were contacted to report to our gate in ZZZ following an incident where contact was made between 2 aircraft during taxi for takeoff. Their response was quick yet overwhelming. As the last passenger disembarked from our damaged aircraft; they were the first to come on board to begin ask questions. Although not in the wrong; their timing was a little off. I (captain) requested to leave the flight deck to inspect the damage for myself prior to entering the condition into the company manual. I was still questioned for a 'statement' as I left the aircraft and returned to the flight deck. I tried to convey to the officers that I had to make some phone calls and take care of some paperwork as well as configure the aircraft for the gate on ground power and finish a shutdown checklist. I politely asked them to give me a few mins to complete my required duties and I would be free to answer their questions. I then was on my phone to the copilot sitting in row 4 of our aircraft when a sergeant with local police (not just a min later) came on board with 3 additional offices asking to talk to the PF. I told them I was on the phone with my supervisor if he would give me a min. He responded by telling me 'I need to see your license and aircraft registration now and your cooperation. You can call anybody you want when we're done; but I know you want to cooperate because I don't want to have to take you downtown to get it.' I then ended my call to the copilot to give a statement to one of the other officers. I appreciate and respect the officers and the job they do; but there needs to be an understanding of a crew member's procedures and protocols in securing passenger; crew; aircraft; and notification of our proper auths.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARJ CAPTAIN REPORTS AGGRESSIVE INTERROGATION BY LEO'S FOLLOWING A RETURN TO BLOCKS DUE TO A MINOR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER ACFT ON TAXI FOR TKOF.

Narrative: POLICE WERE CONTACTED TO RPT TO OUR GATE IN ZZZ FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT WHERE CONTACT WAS MADE BTWN 2 ACFT DURING TAXI FOR TKOF. THEIR RESPONSE WAS QUICK YET OVERWHELMING. AS THE LAST PAX DISEMBARKED FROM OUR DAMAGED ACFT; THEY WERE THE FIRST TO COME ON BOARD TO BEGIN ASK QUESTIONS. ALTHOUGH NOT IN THE WRONG; THEIR TIMING WAS A LITTLE OFF. I (CAPT) REQUESTED TO LEAVE THE FLT DECK TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE FOR MYSELF PRIOR TO ENTERING THE CONDITION INTO THE COMPANY MANUAL. I WAS STILL QUESTIONED FOR A 'STATEMENT' AS I LEFT THE ACFT AND RETURNED TO THE FLT DECK. I TRIED TO CONVEY TO THE OFFICERS THAT I HAD TO MAKE SOME PHONE CALLS AND TAKE CARE OF SOME PAPERWORK AS WELL AS CONFIGURE THE ACFT FOR THE GATE ON GND PWR AND FINISH A SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. I POLITELY ASKED THEM TO GIVE ME A FEW MINS TO COMPLETE MY REQUIRED DUTIES AND I WOULD BE FREE TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. I THEN WAS ON MY PHONE TO THE COPLT SITTING IN ROW 4 OF OUR ACFT WHEN A SERGEANT WITH LCL POLICE (NOT JUST A MIN LATER) CAME ON BOARD WITH 3 ADDITIONAL OFFICES ASKING TO TALK TO THE PF. I TOLD THEM I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MY SUPVR IF HE WOULD GIVE ME A MIN. HE RESPONDED BY TELLING ME 'I NEED TO SEE YOUR LICENSE AND ACFT REGISTRATION NOW AND YOUR COOPERATION. YOU CAN CALL ANYBODY YOU WANT WHEN WE'RE DONE; BUT I KNOW YOU WANT TO COOPERATE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO TAKE YOU DOWNTOWN TO GET IT.' I THEN ENDED MY CALL TO THE COPLT TO GIVE A STATEMENT TO ONE OF THE OTHER OFFICERS. I APPRECIATE AND RESPECT THE OFFICERS AND THE JOB THEY DO; BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE AN UNDERSTANDING OF A CREW MEMBER'S PROCS AND PROTOCOLS IN SECURING PAX; CREW; ACFT; AND NOTIFICATION OF OUR PROPER AUTHS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.