Complaint #201800370,
January 14, 2018

Officer: Ford, Rachel
Complainant: Black Female, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ford, Rachel
Complainant: Black Female, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ford, Rachel
Complainant: Black Female, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ford, Rachel
Complainant: Black Female, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ford, Rachel Black Female, 26 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Ford, Rachel Black Female, 26 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Ford, Rachel Black Female, 26 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Ford, Rachel Black Female, 26 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop 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.
'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 January 14, 2018, at approximately 1:50 p.m., [redacted] drove to East 56th Street and Avenue H, where she lives. After parking and exiting her vehicle, PO Rachel Ford and PO Dina Soliman of the 63rd Precinct parked in front of [redacted]s vehicle. PO Ford asked [redacted] for her license and registration. When [redacted] asked PO Ford why, PO Ford told [redacted] that she could arrest her if she did not provide the documents (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Ford told [redacted] that she had been trying to pull her for several minutes. [redacted] told PO Ford that she did not see any lights or hear any sirens. [redacted] provided her license and registration to PO Ford. PO Ford went back to the police vehicle. PO Soliman wrote two summonses for [redacted] for disobeying a traffic device and for failure to comply with a lawful order (Board Reviews 07 and 08). PO Ford returned to [redacted]s vehicle and "slapped" the summonses on [redacted]s dashboard (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted] asked PO Ford for her name and shield number, which PO Ford said she did not have to provide (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] began to drive back to Utica Avenue and Avenue H to see if she had disobeyed a traffic sign, as PO Ford had stated. PO Ford turned her on her turret lights and [redacted] pulled over (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] When PO Ford approached [redacted]s vehicle, she said that [redacted] did not see the lights the first time, and then drove away. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 14, 2018
Closed: August 13, 2018

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 63rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Dina Soliman