"A sergeant has been identified as having directed an officer to provide an unauthorized escort, which was for a distance of one block," a police spokesman said.
Attorney Andrew Quinn told the New York Post that the sergeant was attempting to clear the crowd that was gathering around Combs, who was on his way to an after-party in West Orange, New Jersey.
"This wasn't to benefit P. Diddy. It was to ameliorate a crowd situation," Quinn said.
