Complaint #201708303,
October 10, 2017

Officer: Diaz, Daniel
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Diaz, Daniel Black Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

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

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Diaz, Daniel
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On October 10, 2017, at approximately 1:29 p.m., [redacted] and her boyfriend, [redacted] were pulled over in [redacted] s vehicle by PO Daniel Diaz, of the 44th Precinct, for excessive tints. During the stop, PO Diaz searched [redacted] s vehicle (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] the driver of the vehicle, was arrested and issued a Desk Appearance Ticket (DAT) for [redacted] and was also summonsed for [redacted] as a result of this incident.
[redacted] filmed a portion of this incident with her cell phone. The video footage was edited via Snag-It and is embedded below (Board Review 01). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 10, 2017
Closed: April 4, 2018

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Joseph Boyer, William Fernandez, Jose Gonzalez, Marycatherine Nashlenas
Video evidence collected