Complaint #202309646,
October 12, 2023

Summary

At approximately 6:40 p.m. on October 12, 2023, Lieutenant Juan Quiroz, and Detective Vincent Pinto of the 23rd Precinct were speaking with [redacted] whom they were investigating for operating a moped without a license plate on East 97th Street, between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue, in Manhattan. [redacted] approached the officers, began recording the incident on his phone, and requested Detective Vincent Pinto's name and badge number. Lieutenant Quiroz interjected and allegedly said, "We're not going to provide this information during an investigation. Please hold on" (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to provide name, Within NYPD Guidelines) (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to provide shield number, Within NYPD Guidelines). [redacted] asked Lieutenant Quiroz for his name, badge number and business card and Lieutenant Quiroz allegedly responded, "I'm not going to give you nothing." (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Failure to provide RTKA card, Within NYPD Guidelines) (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to provide name, Within NYPD Guidelines). As a back-and-forth exchange ensued between Lieutenant Quiroz and [redacted] Lieutenant Quiroz allegedly slapped [redacted] phone out of his hand (Allegation E: Discourtesy - Action, substantiated) (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority – Interference with Recording, substantiated) Read report for details.