Officer Danny Torres, a 27-year veteran of the Miami Dade police department, has been suspended six times in his career and received multiple written reprimands. He’s also received many commendations for his service, according to a personnel record released by the department Friday evening.
Torres was one of several officers who responded to the traffic stop involving Hill near Hard Rock Stadium before the team’s season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 8.
Officers initially pulled Hill over for speeding in his McLaren, and the stop quickly escalated after Hill did not follow orders to keep his window open during the stop.
Multiple officers, including Torres, forcefully removed Hill from his car, restrained him on the ground and handcuffed him. The police department released body-worn camera video of the stop on Monday.
Torres, who is seeking reinstatement, was hired in October 1997. In his decades-long career, he earned more than 30 commendations for his service for safe driving, assisting other agencies, teamwork, dedication to duty and professionalism, among others, the police department record shows. (So, he gets awards for doing the bare minimum expectations of his job, it seems.)
Torres was first disciplined with a written reprimand two years into his career, the report shows. In total, he was suspended six different times between 2004 and 2018, the longest being for 20 days in 2018. He was suspended for 10 days in 2019. The remaining four suspensions, between 2014 and 2016, were all for five days, the report shows. (This should terrify everyone that he was still out there.)
