Complaint #202206429,
September 24, 2022

Officer: Ayala, Aaron
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ayala, Aaron Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography Substantiated (Charges)

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

Ayala, Aaron
Closed: Retained, with discipline, March 20, 2024
APU Closed: Retained, with discipline
Command Discipline A

Summary

On September 24, 2022, at approximately 2:47 p.m., [redacted] stood on a sidewalk outside 37-06 77th Street in Queens. An event titled "Drag Queen Story Time" was taking place in the vicinity, near a school, and [redacted] was there, by himself, to protest this event. [redacted] saw that a uniformed NYPD officer, PO Aaron Ayala of the Community Affairs Bureau, used a device he thought to be PO Ayala's personal phone in a manner he thought to be PO Ayala recording digital media of people present at the event and protest (Allegation A -Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 24, 2022
Closed: December 4, 2023
Last Updated: April 3, 2024

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Public space/building
In NYPD 115th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Daniel Delrio, Megan Finnerty, Bayron Gonzalez, Connor Lang
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected