Complaint #202206270,
September 7, 2022

Officer: Aylward, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Vehicle
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Aylward, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Aylward, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Aylward, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Aylward, Christopher Hispanic Male, 21-24 Force: Vehicle Unfounded
Aylward, Christopher Hispanic Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Aylward, Christopher Hispanic Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Aylward, Christopher Hispanic Male, 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Aylward, Christopher
Formalized Training
Closed: Resolved by plea, August 29, 2025
APU Formalized Training
Formalized Training

Summary

On September 7, 2022, at approximately 4:53 p.m., [redacted] was riding an electric moped on Jamaica Avenue in Queens without a helmet, license, or license plate while using a cell phone when he saw Police Officer Christopher Aylward of the 105th Precinct in a marked police vehicle behind him with its turret lights on. [redacted] proceeded forward, and approximately one block later, in the vicinity of 222-14 Jamaica Avenue, the police vehicle allegedly struck the back of [redacted] moped, causing [redacted] to crash and fall to the ground (Allegation A – Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop, substantiated; Allegation B – Force: Vehicle Strike, unfounded). [redacted] said, "You're fucking kidding me, you hit me over into the car," and Police Officer Aylward responded, "Bullshit, I'm still in the lane" (Allegation C – Discourtesy: Word, substantiated). Police Officer Aylward picked up [redacted] wallet and removed his identification (Allegation D - Abuse of Authority: Search of Person, substantiated). Police Officer Aylward issued [redacted] four moving violation summonses (Board Review 02) and vouchered the moped and its keys (Board Review 03). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 7, 2022
Received: September 20, 2022
Closed: December 4, 2023
Last Updated: September 6, 2025

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 105th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Joseph Arena, Brandon Grasser
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected