Complaint #202002040,
March 1, 2020

Officer: Reiss, Shawn
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Reiss, Shawn
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Reiss, Shawn
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Reiss, Shawn
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Reiss, Shawn Hispanic Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Reiss, Shawn Hispanic Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated
Reiss, Shawn Hispanic Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Reiss, Shawn Hispanic Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated

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.
'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

Reiss, Shawn
Command Discipline - B
Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 1 day)

Summary

On March 1, 2020 at approximately 9:50 PM, [redacted] was driving on West 25th Street in Manhattan when his vehicle was stopped between 10th and 11th Avenue by Police Officer Shawn Reiss, Police Officer Vincent Ayres, and Police Officer Freddy Ortega, of PSA 4 (Allegation A: Abuse of authority – Vehicle stop, [redacted] Police Officer Reiss told [redacted] the officers pulled him over because he ran a red light and allegedly said he was speeding, both of which [redacted] disputed.
While at the passenger-side window, Police Officer Reiss shined his flashlight into the car and allegedly directed it toward [redacted] Is cell phone, which was propped up in the cupholder in the center console recording a video (Allegation B: Abuse of authority – Interference with recording, [redacted] Police Officer Reiss asked [redacted] why his car smelled like marijuana (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Question, [redacted] While speaking with [redacted] Police Officer Reiss used the words "fucking" and "asshole" (Allegation D: Discourtesy, [redacted] The officers let [redacted] go and he was not arrested or summonsed. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 1, 2020
Received: March 11, 2020
Closed: February 28, 2022

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 10th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Vincent Ayres, Freddy Ortega
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected