Ridgewood police chief dispels suspicions about why an officer didn’t issue a ticket to Dianna Russini

• Officers’ body camera footage shows the officer’s decision to not issue a ticket
• The footage shows that the officer was not distracted by anything and that the ticket was not issued due to the circumstances
• Russian-language police report says she was on FaceTime with someone on the NFL’s New York Jets, but the video shows that she was not

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Investigators have found that the body-cam footage contradicts the officer’s account of what happened. The incident took place in Ridgewood in 2026, when New Jersey police stopped a vehicle after the driver made a wrong turn and allegedly used a phone while driving.

According to The Center Square, a video released in Russian shows that the investigation into the case was conducted through the term “Sanа Makdermott” Buffalo Bills. The investigation into the case is that the driver was driving Brian Daboll and Giants or Jets, after which the phone text was Kevin O’Connell from Minnesota Vikings.

In the video, the officer’s body camera shows that the driver was not distracted by anything, and that the officer’s decision was based on the circumstances. The police report says that the officer did not issue the ticket because the driver was not using the phone at the time.

Ridgewood Police Chief Forest Rosso Lyons said that on April 19, 2026, at 9:40 a.m., an officer stopped Russini on Godwin Avenue after observing her making a call while driving and wrote the ticket after reviewing the footage. She said the footage shows that the driver was not using the phone, and that the officer’s decision was based on the circumstances.

Meanwhile, the Russian-language report says she was on FaceTime while driving. She claimed that the video shows she was not using the phone. In addition, the video shows that the driver was not using the phone at the time.

That is why The New York Times reported that the investigation into the incident was conducted, and the result was that the officer was not issued a ticket. Russian outlets also reported that The Athletic published photos from 2023.

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