Complaint #201510101,
November 28, 2015

Officer: Valentin, Walter
Complainant: Black Female, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Valentin, Walter
Complainant: Black Female, 37
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Valentin, Walter Black Female, 37 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Valentin, Walter Black Female, 37 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Valentin, Walter
Command Level Instructions
Instructions

Summary

On November 28, 2015, at approximately 10:05 pm, [redacted] was driving her car in the vicinity of West 145th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, in Manhattan. [redacted] was stopped at a red light when a marked police vehicle operated by PO Walter Valentin, of Patrol Borough Manhatten South Task Force and instructed her to pull over (Allegation A). PO Valentin accused [redacted] of operating a handheld device. [redacted] informed PO Valentin that she was not using her phone at the time.
PO Valentin requested [redacted]'s license and registration and returned to his vehicle. He then returned to [redacted]'s vehicle and handed her a summons. [redacted] disputed the summons and PO Valentin told her to dispute it in court. [redacted] then asked PO Valentin for his name and shield number. PO Valentin said that his information was on the summons and walked back to his patrol vehicle (Allegation B). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 28, 2015
Received: November 30, 2015
Closed: June 16, 2016

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 32nd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Marc Burkhardt