Complaint #201710392,
December 17, 2017

Officer: Haley, Theresa
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Law, Richard
Complainant: Female, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Law, Richard
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Haley, Theresa Black Male, 29 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Law, Richard Female, 29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Law, Richard Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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

Law, Richard
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On December 17, 2017, at approximately 10:14 p.m., Police Officer Theresa Haley of Highway 2 stopped [redacted]'s vehicle on the Belt Parkway near Louisiana Avenue in Brooklyn, and issued [redacted] a traffic summons for speeding. PO Haley allegedly "tossed" [redacted]'s driver's license, vehicle registration, and the summons at him through the driver window (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] and [redacted] who was present inside of [redacted]'s vehicle, immediately drove to the 69th Precinct stationhouse to file a complaint about this incident, which Police Officer Richard Law of that command allegedly refused to process (Allegation B and Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 17, 2017
Received: December 18, 2017
Closed: August 22, 2018

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 69th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Adam Triolo
Video evidence collected