The video shows Turner being
verbally abusive toward the officers, saying at one point, "You may not tell me when to take my child.
You may shut the f--- up and not tell me when I may take my kid and her friends,
who are Ph.D. students from MIT and Yale.”
It all started when the officers pulled over a vehicle in which Turner's daughter had been riding with some friends.
The officers decided to impound the vehicle because the driver could not provide proof of updated insurance or registration, NorthJersey.com reported.
Turner, who was called to the scene by her daughter, took over the negotiation with the officers.
During the exchange with the officers,
Turner appears increasingly hostile in the video as she boasts of her rank,
demands they call her “commissioner” rather than “miss,” and threatens to complain to their boss.
Yet the officers remain calm and polite throughout the unpleasant ordeal.
On Wednesday, Turner apologized for her behavior.
"
I let my emotions get the better of me and regret my tone toward the police officers and use of off-color language," she said in a written statement.