Complaint #201507201,
August 24, 2015

Officer: Louis, Diery
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Louis, Diery
Complainant: Male, 27
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Louis, Diery
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Louis, Diery
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Louis, Diery
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Louis, Diery
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Louis, Diery
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Louis, Diery
Complainant: Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Louis, Diery
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Louis, Diery
Complainant: Black Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Louis, Diery
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Discourtesy: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Louis, Diery Black Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unfounded
Louis, Diery Male, 27 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Louis, Diery Black Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Exonerated
Louis, Diery Male Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Louis, Diery Black Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Unfounded
Louis, Diery Black Male, 28 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Louis, Diery Black Female, 27 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Louis, Diery Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Louis, Diery Male Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Louis, Diery Black Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unfounded
Louis, Diery Male Discourtesy: Other Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On August 24, 2015, at approximately 5:00 p.m., PO Diery Louis and PO Daniel Trudnak of the 81st Precinct observed [redacted]s motorcycle parked on the street and [redacted] standing next to it on the sidewalk in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn. PO Louis approached [redacted] and asked her if the motorcycle was hers, if she knew how to ride it, and for her identification (Allegation A). PO Louis radioed the license plate to be checked and for additional units to assist. PO Louis told [redacted] he had the right to ask her for identification if the motorcycle was not on private property. When she provided it, PO Louis pocketed her identification. [redacted] tried to show (not an official registration) paperwork stating the motorcycle belonged to her, and PO Louis refused to look at it and smacked her hand, which caused the papers to fall to the ground (Allegation B). PO Louis then ordered [redacted] to give him the keys to the motorcycle; she refused and he then threatened to arrest her if she did not provide it (Allegation C). [redacted]s brother, [redacted] sat on the motorcycle and told PO Louis he could not take it. PO Louis laced his fingers together and brought them under [redacted]s foot and lifted up, unseating [redacted] from the motorcycle (Allegation D). [redacted]s friend [redacted] asked PO Louis for his name and shield number and when PO Louis responded, "Sure," [redacted] began recording PO Louis on his phone. PO Louis smacked [redacted]s hand out of the way, stating he did not want the phone in his face. His phone landed on the ground and the screen cracked (Allegations E, F and G). [redacted] complained his hand swelled as a result. PO Louis directed PO Trudnak to take the motorcycle to the 81st Precinct stationhouse (Allegation H).
At the stationhouse, [redacted] asked PO Louis for his name and shield number, and after asking numerous times, he finally provided just his shield as "219" (Allegation I). [redacted] alleged he had asked PO Louis numerous times at the initial location and at the... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 24, 2015
Received: August 26, 2015
Closed: February 16, 2016

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 81st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Thomas Schade, Daniel Trudnak
Video evidence collected