Misaskim 
5:00PM: FlatbushScoop.com has learned that the NYPD Officer who issued a J-walking ticket to a frum man on Shabbos, and then forced him to desecrate Shabbos by writing his name , has been transferred to another precinct out of Brooklyn. We have also learned that additional disciplinary action is pending. The incident, which was first reported by FlatbushScoop.com, took place on Friday night November 26th, in the confines of the 61st precinct.
The Orthodox man was walking to his home and had just crossed Kings Highway near East 14th Street, when he was stopped by two officers in a marked patrol car. They asked him for his identification. He asked why they wanted it, and the officers responded that they wanted to issue him a summons for J-Walking. He responded that it was Shabbos, and he does not carry any identification with him. The officers responded that if he does not give them an ID, they will be placing him under arrest. He told the officers that he lived a half a block away, and they can meet him at his home and take his ID and write the summons there. They refused, and instead forced the individual to write his name and address on a paper. They told him, if he refuses, they will arrest him. Fearing spending Shabbos in jail, with his family not knowing where he was, the individual followed their orders.
Minutes after Shabbos, the individual reached out to leading Jewish community NYPD Liaisons, who in turn reached out to the top NYPD brass covering the area. As was expected they took the story very seriously, and immediately got to work.
Brooklyn South Chief Joseph Fox,along with the Commanding Officer of the precinct must be publicly commended for their personal involvement, and for taking appropriate action, following this troubling incident. Additionally, members of the NYPD’s Community Affairs Unit deserve much credit for working diligently throughout the ordeal.
The day after the incident, NYC Councilman David Greenfield had called for the immediate suspension of the officers involved.
(FlatbushScoop.com Newsroom)
