By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to a Union Square location last Wednesday on reports of a motor vehicle accident.

Upon arrival, the officers took notice of one of the involved vehicle operators, later identified as Melih Ciftci, becoming irate and beginning to yell.

The officers advised Ciftci to stop yelling and step to the side while they spoke with the second operator, who stated that she was in a right turn only lane. When the light turned green, she began making the right turn. A van that was to her left, in the lane to go straight, cut her off, causing a collision.

While she was explaining what happened, Ciftci was reportedly yelling over her. The officers told him to stop yelling and that they would speak to him later.

Ciftci then went into his vehicle and retrieved a small camera and began filming the scene. While filming, he continued yelling at the other operator and her husband.

Multiple members of the public walking by were apparently alarmed by Ciftci’s yelling and stopped to see what was going on.

The officers grabbed the camera and escorted Ciftci back towards his vehicle where they were able to speak to him and calm him down. He was advised once again to stop yelling.

The officers reported that the driver of the other vehicle had two young children in the car, and that they could hear and see the tirade that Ciftci was engaged in, hearing every statement that he made to their mother.

A short time later Ciftci reportedly began recording and yelling, again using foul language directed toward the officers. As he was yelling profanity, several members of the public stopped to see what was going on.

According to police, Ciftci’s actions caused the public inconvenience, and he was placed under arrest on a charge of disorderly conduct.