Police Report Story

Kimya Kavehkar
Story #5: Police Report
4/7/09

Randi Goldklank, the WHDH TV Channel 7 general manager, was taken into custody by police for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest at Logan Airport on Sunday, April 20. According to a State Police Report, Goldklank appeared to be intoxicated and was quoted as having “about three dozen drinks” before her flight from Philadelphia to Boston. As the airline attendants tried to escort Goldklank off of the aircraft, she began to stagger and attempted to break free. As a police officer escorted her to the airport terminal, she became very upset and began to yell obscenities at the officer and threatened to have him fired.
“Leave me alone, do you know who the f--- I am?” Goldklank allegedly screamed. “I’ll have a news crew down here in minutes and you will lose you f----ing jobs!”
At 39, Goldklank is the youngest and only female general manager of a Boston TV news station.
She had a promising future with the new station after becoming general manager of Channel 7 after working as a top sales manager and the station for three years.
She continuously refused to show the police officer her identification, and as he tried to retrieve it from her purse, she flailed her arms and hit him in the chest. He attempted to handcuff her for disorderly conduct she refused to cooperate and began swinging, and two other officers had to help restrain her and drive her to the police station. Later, at the police station Goldklank refused to answer any of the booking questions, and the process had to be halted due to her inebriation. She overheard the police officers’ conversation and informed them that she was not drunk and demanded to be released. The police Sgt. Luce attempted to explain Goldklank’s right to a breath test, but she became angry and began to curse and yell at Sgt. Luce. Afterwards, she tried to strike a deal with the sergeant by allegedly saying “You think I’m cute, and I think you’re cute, just drive me home.” Sgt. Luce then led Goldklank by the wrist to a holding cell, and she began to yell obscenities at all of the police officers.
Because of her erratic behavior and level of intoxication, the police called to EMT from Boston Health and Hospital to check on her well being.
Officials at WHDH TV Channel 7 did not comment on the case.