Fort Bragg City Council Candidate Hints at Using Political Influence to Get Cop Fired, Then Urinates in Public

Alberto Aldaco is a candidate for Fort Bragg City Council

Alberto Aldaco, a candidate for Fort Bragg City Council, in a still taken from a police officer’s body camera.

25-year-old Alberto Aldaco is a candidate for Fort Bragg City Council. On the evening of September 23, 2022 on the corner of Oak and Franklin Street in the same city, Aldaco stood beside a man known to Fort Bragg Police to be on probation while Officer Jarod Frank conducted a probation search of the subject.

Body camera footage of the interaction showed an amicable conversation between the beat cop and the probationer who had allegedly had a few beers that evening, reportedly breaking the terms of his probation. By the end of the interaction, Officer Frank would essentially give the man a pass.

However, Aldaco’s actions that night would prove problematic. Aldaco told Officer Frank that it would be “beneficial to all of us” to move on–pointing out (erroneously) that the City Council influences hiring and firing within the Fort Bragg Police Department.

Later on in the video, the officer’s body camera captured Aldaco urinating on the asphalt of a public street. He later told the police officer that the officer could not prove that he had, in fact, urinated. 

We sought comment from Aldaco regarding his actions that night and he told us he would be dropping out of the city council race. “I’m young and I make small mistakes from time to time.” He added, “I believe it is my duty to my community to be the best person I can be to run for city council, and I currently believe I am not that person.”

Fort Bragg City Clerk June Lemos confirmed that Aldcao had requested to drop out of the race for city council, but told us that his name would still be on the ballot come November 8, 2022, because the window to withdraw from the race has passed.

The Quid Pro Quo

Video of the interaction between officer and candidate.

When Officer Frank initially stopped to speak with the probationer, he  recognized Aldaco saying, “You’re running for city council.”

Aldaco smiles and says, “Of course! Frank knows.”

Five minutes into the interaction Officer Frank worked to determine who had been drinking a Scrimshaw beer that was at the location when he pulled up. The probationer flatly denied it, telling Officer Frank he had been drinking Corona that evening. Aldaco, standing aside as the probationer spoke with the officer, offered that it was his beer. Aldaco, thinking he could handle Officer Frank for the probationer,  tells him, “This is for the politicians. Let me talk.”

Aldaco clearly said to Officer Frank. “I think it would be beneficial to all of us if we just let this one go.” 

The officer asks Aldaco to explain what he meant by that, the tone in his voice suggesting he knew what would come next.

The city council candidate went on to say, “The City of Fort Bragg’s police is controlled by City Council. City Council controls the chief’s job and etcetera, etcetera.”

Officer Frank, inviting more of the inappropriate quid pro quo, asked  Aldaco, “What do you mean? What are you asking me to do?”

The probationer tries to cut off the interaction between Officer Frank and Aldaco, sensing the growing tension, but Aldaco steamrolls over him and tells the officer that his friend is an “everyday working man” who deserves to be cut some slack. 

Officer Frank sensed his attempts to change the subject and asked Aldaco, “What does your running for city council have to do with my job?”

Aldaco pivoted to denial telling Officer Frank, “I’m not going to be doing that here. I’ve been politicking enough to know that we’re not going to construe each other’s words [Aldaco’s malapropism]. You’re smart enough to know that.”

Once again attempting a quick subject shift, Aldaco redirected the conversation back to the probationer telling Officer Frank to let him leave and go home. 

Officer Frank asks Aldaco, “If I arrest him [the probationer], are you saying I’m going to lose my job?”

Aldaco responded, “I never said that and you can’t prove that.”

Aldaco and Officer Frank go back and forth, all the while the probationer attempted to cut off the conversation perhaps sensing Aldaco’s presence was complicating his interaction with the cop. 

When the issue of the probationer’s consumption of alcohol was addressed, Aldaco asked Officer Frank, “Are you not a human being? Do you not have a beer occasionally, every blue moon on your day off?” 

Officer Frank said, “No.”

Aldaco responded, “Me, either. I rarely drink. You and me are in the same boat” 

“I just don’t understand what politics has to do with this”, Office Frank replied. 

Aldaco simply stated, “You cannot prove I said that, so it doesn’t matter.”

Once again, the probationer jumps in, attempting to gain control of the conversation. Officer Frank told the probationer, “Your boy bringing up politics makes me wanna arrest you even more.” 

Aldaco proved stubborn and continued to interject while the probationer and Officer Frank discussed the terms of his probation. Officer Frank told Aldaco, “You’re in no way part of my investigation.”

Aldaco replied, “I know that. I never break the law and never will break the law. You’ll never catch me at a stop, that’s for sure.”

In response, Officer Frank asked, “Weren’t you on probation not too long ago as well?

Dismissing Officer Frank, Aldaco said, “Four years ago I had a DUI, okay, but I served my community service.”

Finally, the probationer grew tired of Aldaco’s attempts to advocate on his behalf and turned to his friend and said, “Alberto, will you just shut the fuck up?”

The Incident

Alberto Aldaco is a candidate for Fort Bragg City Council as shown on a Ukiah Police Officer's body camera.

Alberto Aldaco, a candidate for Fort Bragg City Council, is shown, on a Ukiah Police Officer’s body camera, urinating. 

Fifty minutes into the body cam footage, Officer Frank and the probationer are wrapping up their interaction when off-camera right there is an audible sound of liquid pouring onto the nearby pavement. 

Officer Frank turned his body and, clearly in view of his body camera, Aldaco had unzipped his pants and proceeded to urinate on the pavement just behind the rear bumper of a nearby vehicle. While urinating, Aldaco is holding his cell phone with the camera pointed over his shoulder recording the police officer. He can be heard narrating the footage, telling his hypothetical audience “look at them [the police] watch.” 

In disbelief, Office Frank says, “Really, dude, are you publicly urinating?”

Aldaco’s response was defiant and nonsensical, saying, “I was waiting for the crime. This is where it all starts.”

The probationer turned to Aldaco after he zipped up his pants and told him, “You put yourself in a dumbass position.”

Officer Frank proceeded to cite Aldaco for the public urination when he was met with Aldaco challenging him saying, “Do you really want to do this, Frank? 

Officer Frank met his challenge with silence, researching the exact penal code to apply in this situation. While looking down at the cell phone, Aldaco fled the scene, entering the apartment building behind them, and quickly ascended a set of stairs.

Patiently, Officer Frank goes to the door of the apartment building and says “Alberto, come on back here, brother.” The probationer joins them at the doorway and talks Aldaco down from further fleeing the scene. 

Aldaco rejoins Officer Frank on the sidewalk and the probationer bids a good night to the police officer. Before leaving, the probationer got into an argument with Aldaco, telling him that he “doesn’t listen” and he is “fucking dumb, bro.”

Aldaco’s response to the probationer could provide insight into his underlying motives in his interactions with Officer Frank that evening: “You’re dumb, you don’t know how politics works. I represent the entire Spanish community, This will work in our benefit. When the white man presses us down. This is going to work in our benefit. This will work in negative for them.“

In a last-minute ploy to convince Officer Frank to go easy on him, Aldaco said, “Frank, is that what you want to go through?”

Stoically, Officer Frank asked for Aldaco’s ID.

“Frank, cut it out, you’re a little young,” Aldaco responded “You don’t know how this works,”.

“I’d like to see your ID,” Officer Frank returned.

From this point, Sergeant Joseph Shaw, the shift commander that evening, arrived on the scene and the two officers discussed the most appropriate penal code to reference when citing Aldaco, eventually citing him with an infraction for 370PC, a public nuisance charge for urinating in public on the roadway.

Officer Frank’s body cam captured him writing the citation for Aldaco and the city council candidate watching the officer. Aldaco says to a person nearby, in reference to the police, “They’ll get familiar with my name.” 

Gathering evidence of the citation, Officer Frank hands the citation to Aldaco and proceeds to photograph the urine puddle. Aldaco said to Officer Frank multiple times. “If you have a minute, I’d like to talk.” 

The officer slowed his pace and Aldaco told the cop, “We’re friends, as you know, and I know your reputation around town as a police officer.” 

Perhaps sensing the conversation heading in a problematic direction, Sergeant Shaw said loudly, “We’re going to end this contact right now.” 

The Blowback

In a statement to us, Aldaco said, “I want to start by saying I in NO WAY, shape, or form did I issue any threats or promises of any kind to anyone. I could have spoken better, but I’m young and make small mistakes from time to time.”

He added, “I have good intentions and always move forward with goodwill.”

Lindy Peters, a current member of Fort Bragg City Council who faced Aldaco as a challenger, said, “I feel no glee in watching someone struggle under the effects of alcohol and felt Officer Frank was exemplary in his handling of a tricky situation.”

With Aldaco’s plans to stop campaigning and withdraw from the election, Peters said, “I think this works out to everyone’s benefit. Alberto can focus on his future plans, I can focus my attention and work for the community rather than the campaign, and finally, the City of Fort Bragg certainly gets the most qualified candidate in this two-person race.”

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Me
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Me
1 year ago

Yeah. He’s a great candidate. Oops. WAS a great candidate. I really hope he had a couple of beers too many prior to his interaction with the officer. If not…wow.

Farce
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Farce
1 year ago
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Doesn’t matter. The beers just let loose what he was really thinking. Using that race card always every day to help keep Ft Bragg in shambles. Screw this POS. Never trust him and always remember this incident where he revealed himself- in more ways than one.

Brett Watson Fan Club President
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Brett Watson Fan Club President
1 year ago
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Brett Watson is his hero!

I like stars
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I like stars
1 year ago

Wow, what a pisser.

Mega meme
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Mega meme
1 year ago

Typical millennial/zoomer leftist.

Al_Stereo
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Al_Stereo
1 year ago

Alberto already using “good old boy” quid pro quo corruption before he’s even in office. If Alberto was smart he would have kept it moving and kept his mouth shut and let the officer do his job. These are the types of people that enter local politics and certain segments of the public vote for because of their race and for no other reason and think if I elected someone that isn’t white, corruption will change. Most often it gets worse and even sometimes the city council turns into a gang itself exhibiting corruption. This has happened on the central coast and Central Valley in agricultural towns. They have no business in politics. I could tell by the rims of his glasses and the fact that he’s wearing a hoodie when it’s not raining that this guy is a jackass. Lemme guess he probably has a bunch of dumb tattoos too. Right on brotha power to the people.

Humboldt Lady
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Humboldt Lady
1 year ago
Reply to  Al_Stereo

While I will agree with some of what you said, the whole idea that people that wear hoodies and have tats are automatically bad, I can’t agree with. I don’t like this guy, for the things he said to the cop. WTF?! He should be banned from ever running for office if that’s what he thinks that position is there for! Peeing on the street is nothing compared to trying to power trip a police officer with a position you don’t even hold yet. This dude is corrupt before even getting starter on the council.

Al_Stereo
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Al_Stereo
1 year ago
Reply to  Humboldt Lady

I didn’t say tats were bad but I bet his were not “earned.”
I’m just joking around anyway. Glad he’s not entering politics.
You can do anything you put your mind to mijo! Do something positive with your life!

Barry Bassboat
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Barry Bassboat
1 year ago

Toronto had an old ordinance on the books, that WHEN peeing you had to go in the street, at the rear curbside wagon wheel. Kid seemed a little more centered up behind the wagonette.

Al L Ivesmatr
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Al L Ivesmatr
1 year ago

And people wonder why there towns up here, eureka and arcata, are turning in to dumps. While a jerk, this jerk just told you and he is right. The mayor and council dictate to the local police what to enforce or not. So, if you want better towns, elect people who are not woke leftist trolls. Is Ferndale a dump? Hmm, wonder why not? Answer. Bums are kindly escorted back over the bridge and told not to come back. Harsh? no, just reality of how badly you want to keep your town fairly civil and clean for everyone. And I do not even like Ferndale, too many redneck rancher idiots.

Mr. BearD
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Mr. Bear
1 year ago
Reply to  Al L Ivesmatr

Wrong cities and wrong county, bub

November 8th is the GOP’s doomsday
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November 8th is the GOP’s doomsday
1 year ago
Reply to  Al L Ivesmatr

Dumps? Eureka and Arcata? (Well, you might have a point about Eureka. What else would you expect from a town that was hobbled by having Virginia Bass as its Republican-in-hiding representative for the past couple of decades? Nothing good… I can tell you that much.) Speaking of dumps, what do you pro-Confederacy Fort Bragg fascists call GLASS BEACH? You racist morons! Change your tiny town’s name already, lost cause losers! Fort Bragg is a dump – literally. A racist Republican dumpster fire, to be exact. Fort Bragg stinks like dead fish and dead Confederates.

Seven Pounds of Pressure
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Seven Pounds of Pressure
1 year ago

He sounds like city council material.

Guess
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Guess
1 year ago

What a fuckin jackass, should have been arrested for drunk in public.

Bill
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Bill
1 year ago

Have you ever gotten so piss-ed drunk you want to argue with and then threaten a cop with your possible political status?

C’mon! It could happen to anyone caught on a body cam, pissing in the gutter!
He has no future as a politician, as he didn’t double down (once he was sober…when he was drunk, he went all-in!)

He may have pissed away his chances on the Ft. Bragg City Council, but he’ll always have this incident and ensuing embarrassment to recall as he redeems his reputation. It should gain knowing appreciation at his next AA meeting. May that be soon.

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guest`
1 year ago

Hopefully, Ft Bragg doesn’t vote his leaking wiener into office.

That Guy
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That Guy
1 year ago

I see a Biden cabinet position in this guys future. Typical diversity hire. “Jackie are you there, stand up take a bow?”

NoBody
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NoBody
1 year ago

Way to literally piss away your political career. I watched the entire hour and 10 minute version. He could have gone upstairs to his friend’s apartment to do that. It was right there. But after he was about to get busted he decided to head up the stairs to get away.
Just out of curiosity, if you pee your pants in public and it goes onto the ground, is it still considered public urination and can you get cited for it? You could always claim it’s a medical issue. Just wondering since it all ends up in the same place.

Guess
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Guess
1 year ago

Sounds like officer frank should be the one on the council

Weir screwed
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Weir screwed
1 year ago
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Best comment, Frank rules …

crap
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crap
1 year ago

At 25 what experience does he have that people should vote for him….zero is the answer. A symptom of our current political system.

People go to college, get a degree and think they know about the world when they do not. They then get into local politics at city/county level slowly working their way up through state into federal etc. This is the problem we have career politicians on both parties then they think, like this twit, that they are above everyone else, part of an elite class and are drunk with their power.

Weir screwed
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Weir screwed
1 year ago
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Former Sebastofol Mayor, sicko and has an evil following as well.

Ben Round
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Ben Round
1 year ago

Seems Aldaco really pissed………. people off.

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NoBody
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NoBody
1 year ago

No citation for vandalism for peeing on the car? Frank should have slapped him with everything he could have to teach him a lesson for ‘threatening’ an officer.
Respect for his buddy (I think his name was Isaac in the video) for keeping it real and honest. At least he’s trying to get his life straight by dropping out of the gang scene, keep a job, get custody of his kids and what not. So he had a couple Coronas at his apartment at the end of the day to relax. He wasn’t out on the town causing trouble. I know it’s against his probation but I don’t see any big deal with that. Hope his PO Mark lets it slide.

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Country Joe
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1 year ago

Aldacois a dolt…

FogDog
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FogDog
1 year ago

This is probably why there aren’t a lot of 25 yo candidates elected to city councils.

FogDog
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FogDog
1 year ago

Wicked Pissah!

trout fisher
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trout fisher
1 year ago

Young and dumb

Lynn H
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Lynn H
1 year ago

What a ding-a-ling