Letter I Sent

Dear Village of Kensington,
I was recently pulled over by a Kensington police officer for running a stop sign and was fined. I am not attempting get out of a ticket, as I plan on paying for the fine. I do not plan on going to court because I work and do not have time to play a game of arguing my words against an officer’s. However, I would like to raise issues on the officer’s tactics.
When I was pulled over, he alerted me, to my surprise, that I had “blown through” two stop signs and was speeding in the town. I consider myself a safe driver and a law abiding citizen. I have never been pulled over in my life, never received a traffic ticket, nor have anything on my criminal history. To use a hyperbole such as “blown through” is unnecessary and allows him to set the situation as if I had blatantly not stopped at two Stop signs. I have never in my life ignored a Stop sign as he had suggested that day.
Secondly, I was shocked to hear that he said two Stop signs because he had pulled me over immediately after a single Stop sign. Without my knowledge, he had been following me for a block before pulling me over. I do not understand this. If he had seen me “blow through” a Stop sign, he should have immediately pulled me over. And in that situation, I would have argued that I did not in fact do so. However, he decided to follow me and pack on other offenses to help his case. When he initially spoke to me, he made it seem like I could receive three tickets at once, which could possibly revoke my license, despite it having no points and a clean record. In the end, he ticketed me for one Stop sign violation. However, the tactic that this officer utilized is insidious. Following a driver to find offenses so an officer could bolster his weak case and to threaten multiple tickets is a dirty ploy. I am shocked that the officer would do such a thing on a morning when I was simply trying to get to work. I work on Beverly Road and was twenty feet from my job before he had pulled me over.
This has caused me much pain and stress. I was unable to go to work the following day because of this event. I have been paranoid about driving and avoided driving as much as possible, despite needing to drive to work. It has caused me to completely doubt my ability drive, despite being a safe driver for many years.
As for another suggestion, when fines are mailed, they should have explicit payment instructions. I have received my fine in the mail and I am baffled by the letter. I would like to pay this immediately and get this over with because it has caused me much stress and restless nights. The faster I can pay this off, the faster can I attempt to return to my life. However, the letter is completely void of payment information. It only states the amount and due date. I have no clue if I am to pay by check or if I am to pay in person or to mail a check in.
In the end, I would like to compliment the officer for dealing with the matter in a quick and efficient manner. He did not attempt to get me to admit guilt in the situation by asking many questions. He asked for my license and registration and ticketed me and let me on my way, which I appreciate. But as a humble citizen, I only ask that the town of Kensington review how the police operate in hopes that no one else must go through this kind of ordeal.