Leonardo DiCaprio departed yesterday in NYC, but only after cops searched the car he was riding in.
It's plain as day -- NYPD can clearly been seen rummaging through the white Mercedes as Leo sat shotgun on Fifth Ave.
Only the driver -- not Leo or his back seat passenger -- was ordered out of the car after he was pulled over for running a red light. The plain-clothed cops (with NYPD windbreakers -- not exactly on the DL) let Leo and his pal leave after about 20 minutes.
We're waiting to hear back from Leo's reps.
Celebrity Justice2/26/2008 12:31 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
Leo to NYPD -- Catch Me If You Can!
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:what ev errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr:
Oh well, S#*T happens,,,,,,,,,,,,(this ain't L.A., Leo)
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Wow, he still drives the old version of the S-Class... the new model has been out for 2 years now!
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A routine traffic stop for a red light infraction? You're reaching, TMZ. This happens every day.
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It was a routine traffic stop. The police heard that DiCaprio was involved with GANGS in NEW YORK.........HAH!!!
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Couldn't have been him, he's an environmentalist, he wouldn't be caught riding in a gas guzzler!!
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Leo is divine ... was that fat cop trying to get fresh with him?
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As a former NYPD Officer and after seeing this video as well as hearing the facts; the vehicle search was illegal. Under NYC VTL as well as NYPD Guidelines a vehicle CANNOT be searched as a result of a traffic infraction (i.e. in this case allegedlly running a redlight). The video shows clearly that the vehicle was in fact searched by the officers in question. In fact the officers can be terminated for such violation as well as face the Civilian Complaint Review Board and an Internal Affairs Investigation as well as GO-15. A summons can be issued for the violation but there was zero prob-cause for the search. Leo or the driver should file a complaint with the NYPD IAB Unit as well as the CCRB. Legal action can also follow!
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To Former NYPD(yeah right) William J. Carmody. You have no clue what the facts are. Since the driver was 511 (you should what that means, and he was for a FACT) he was technically under at that point and the police had every right to seach the vehicle. You really should get your facts right before spouting half truths. If you've made any arrests in you career you should have known this. Don't be so quick to judge - Cops get enough of that all ready with out having to hear ot from their own.
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If he was in fact 511 then he should have been arrested and not permitted to drive away. His DL should have been confiscated and vouchered immediately. If he was under he should have been cuffed and placed in the van.
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