Complaint #201803266,
December 20, 2017

Officer: Torres, Jose
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Torres, Jose Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)

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

Torres, Jose
Instructions

Summary

On December 20, 2017, at approximately 6:05 p.m., Police Officer Jose Torres and Police Officer Franklyn Santana stopped [redacted] vehicle for its illegally-tinted windows at the intersection of Bruckner Boulevard and Lafayette Avenue in the Bronx. PO Torres and PO Santana were then assigned to the 41st Precinct. During the stop, PO Torres refused to provide his shield number to [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Torres issued four summonses to [redacted] for his vehicle's window tints (BR03).
[redacted] provided a short clip of cellphone footage that he filmed while he was speaking to PO Torres (BR04; BR05). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 20, 2017
Received: May 1, 2018
Closed: December 11, 2018

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 41st Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Franklyn Santana
Video evidence collected