Complaint #201904882,
January 10, 2019

Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Male, 32
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diab, William
Complainant: Black Female, 36
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Diab, William Black Male, 32 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Diab, William Black Male, 32 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Diab, William Black Male, 32 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Diab, William Black Male, 32 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Diab, William Black Male, 32 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Diab, William Black Female, 36 Discourtesy: Word 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 10, 2019, at about 10:00 a.m., [redacted] was outside his apartment building at [redacted] in Brooklyn. Lt. William Diab of the Warrant Squad allegedly made various discourteous and threatening remarks toward [redacted] (Allegations A-B: Discourtesy/Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Lt. Diab pushed [redacted] (Allegation C: Force: [redacted]), used a chokehold against [redacted] (Allegation D: Force: [redacted]), and performed a forcible takedown of [redacted] (Allegation E: Force, [redacted]). Lt. Diab allegedly spoke discourteously toward [redacted] (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] was arrested and charged with obstructing governmental administration, making terroristic threats, and assaulting a police officer. The Office of Court Administration (OCA) has no record of to the disposition of the arrest (BR01).
Surveillance video of the incident was obtained, which is attached to IA#51 (BR02) and is summarized in IA#86 (BR03). There is no other video evidence in this case. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 10, 2019
Received: June 6, 2019
Closed: June 17, 2020

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 71st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: David Hudgens, Piero Lasaponara, James Quirk
Video evidence collected