Flashing her commissioner's gold badge and boasting of her influence during a routine traffic stop involving her daughter, Caren Z. Turner demanded to know why police had pulled the car over and why it was being impounded.

Then she launched into a tirade at the two officers.

All of it was captured on camera.

Tenafly Police released a video Tuesday revealing just why Turner abruptly resigned last week as a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

The video and a police incident report, both made public after requests by NJ Advance Media and other news organizations, showed Turner apparently seeking to leverage her influence, talking about who she knew, and complaining that the police had "ruined" a holiday weekend with the stop of her daughter and three friends on rural Route 9W in Bergen County.

Turner, 60, a Democratic lobbyist who served as the ethics chair of the powerful bi-state agency, could not be reached for comment Tuesday and the phone number of her Washington public affairs office has been disconnected. No one came to her front door when a reporter knocked on Tuesday.

Tenafly Police Chief Robert Chamberlain said he would let the video speak for itself.

The Port Authority, asked for comment, also referred back to the video.

"The conduct was indefensible. The board takes its recently adopted Code of Ethics for commissioners extremely seriously and was preparing to form a special committee to review the findings of the Inspector General investigation and take action at this Thursday's board meeting," said spokesman Benjamin Branham. "Commissioner Turner's resignation was appropriate given her outrageous conduct."

Caren Z. Turner (Port Authority photo)

The Easter weekend incident led to an investigation by the Port Authority's Inspector General, after Chamberlain sent the agency a copy of the video taken at the scene, along with the incident report by the officers who had been on the scene.

According to the March 31 police report, Turner had been called to the traffic stop by her daughter, after one of the patrol officers ordered the car to be impounded when he determined its Nevada registration had expired.

"She demanded to be informed of what is going on and why they were stopped," stated one of the patrol officers in the report, who said Turner pulled out a Port Authority gold badge and identified herself as a commissioner.

The officer said "based on her demeanor, the tone of voice, the way she was presenting herself and the way she was attempting to misappropriately use her professional position to gain authority in this situation, I advised her to speak with the driver of the vehicle for more information."

The video shows her demanding to know why the car was stopped, and becoming increasingly frustrated when the officers refuse to give her any details of the summonses that were issued. When they call her "miss," she insists on being addressed as "commissioner."

The officer said he told her he was under no legal obligation to "fill her in" on what had transpired because all the occupants of the car were adults. He said "she became further enraged and began using profanity."

At one point, as the officer tries to end the discussion, she tells him: "You may not tell me when to take my child. You may shut the f--- up!"

The Saturday afternoon traffic stop itself apparently was sparked by nothing more than front side tinted windows and a Nevada license plate with a dealer-installed chrome bracket that proclaimed: "Henderson-I am a VIP at Findlay Toyota," which partially covered the name of the state. Obscuring even part of a license plate can lead to a ticket in New Jersey.

There were three passengers in the car and the driver, who had a valid license but could not produce the car's registration or insurance card.

The police called a tow truck to impound the car and issues a series of summonses for "unclear plates," the insurance card, and driving an unregistered motor vehicle.

That's when Turner showed up, said police.

She was never charged with any wrongdoing, according to the report.

Chamberlain said he had no comment on the matter, other than to say that that it was a Port Authority matter.

"When the incident was passed on to my attention, I felt it warranted calling the Port Authority," he said.

Turner was appointed to the Port Authority last year by former Gov. Chris Christie. According to her company bio, she served on finance committees for Hillary Clinton and Gov. Jon Corzine.

The Port Authority announced Turner's abrupt resignation on Monday and disclosed that an investigation had been opened into allegations that Turner had violated the board's code of ethics.

"The investigation revealed conduct that was profoundly disturbing. After Commissioner Turner became aware of the investigation, she resigned," the Port Authority said in a statement on Monday.

Even before the announcement, Turner's name and photo had already been removed from the Port Authority website

Staff writer Amy Kuperinsky contributed to this report.

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