Complaint #201803645,
May 2, 2018

Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Boyle, Elijah
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diab, William
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Diab, William
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Boyle, Elijah
Complainant: Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Female, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Female, 44
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Diab, William Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Diab, William Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Diab, William Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated
Boyle, Elijah Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Diab, William Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Diab, William Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion Unsubstantiated
Diab, William Offensive Language: Race Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Diab, William Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Boyle, Elijah Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Diab, William Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Diab, William Black Female, 44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Diab, William Black Female, 44 Offensive Language: Race Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024

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.


Penalties

Diab, William
Previously Adjudicated
Closed Administratively (No penalty reported)

Boyle, Elijah
Formalized Training

Summary

On May 2, 2018, at approximately 3:20pm, Lt. William Diab, Sgt. Radames Sierra, Det. Elijah Boyle and PO Michael O'Halloran, all of the 71st Precinct, observed [redacted] standing in a group of approximately ten individuals near the corner of Nostrand Avenue and Hawthorne Street, in Brooklyn. Lt. Diab observed [redacted] bent over and rolling dice. Lt. Diab informed the aforementioned officers that they were going to approach him to conduct a further investigation (Allegation A; Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Upon approach, Det. Boyle observed a bulge in the front area of [redacted]s pants area. Det. Boyle then frisked [redacted] (Allegation B; Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). While interacting with [redacted], [redacted] approached closely to the officers with an outstretched hand and a cell phone in it, recording the incident. Lt. Diab approached [redacted] and told him to back up several times. After a brief verbal exchange, Lt. Diab asked [redacted] to produce his identification. [redacted] failed to produce it and was then placed in handcuffs, with Lt. Diab taking his cell phone from his hands and allegedly deleting the information that was on his cell phone (Allegations C, D, and E; Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] then asked Lt. Diab for his name and shield number several times but Lt. Diab did not provide them (Allegation F, Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Lt. Diab then allegedly kicked over [redacted]s Bluetooth speaker which was standing upright on the ground in the area (Allegation G, Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Lt. Diab then allegedly stated, "Lock all these niggas up" (Allegations H, I, J, and K Abuse of Authority and Offensive Language, [redacted]). Upon arrival at the 71st Precinct stationhouse, [redacted] was lodged into the holding cells. As he was being lodged, Det. Boyle allegedly reached inside the front waistband area of [redacted]s jeans and pulled his jeans, thermal leggings and underwear away from his body thereby exposing his penis and testicles. Det. Boyle then looked... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 2, 2018
Received: May 9, 2018
Closed: January 28, 2019
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 71st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: John Mcmanus, Michael Ohalloran, Radames Sierra, Anderson Thimote, Cory Tizzio
Video evidence collected