A white policeman was disciplined after acting “in a discourteous manner” when he ordered the NYPD’s highest-ranking black officer to get out of his car, an agency spokesman said Saturday, according to the Associated Press.

It seems that Chief Douglas Zeigler, the head of the NYPD’s Community Affairs Bureau and the highest uniformed black officer on the force, was off duty and sitting in his vehicle on a street in Queens on May 2, when two white policemen approached. Officer Michael Granahan tried to wrest open Zeigler’s door, even after the chief identified himself, police spokesman Paul Browne declared.

“He dealt with the chief in a discourteous manner, which is unacceptable,” Browne said, quoted by the A.P. He did not mention why the policemen decided to question Zeigler and he did not specify what discipline was taken by the department. However, The News said the officer was stripped of his gun and badge Friday, pending a departmental investigation.

Zeigler is the head of the Community Affairs Bureau since January 2006. Neldra Ziegler, his wife, is the NYPD’s deputy commissioner for equal employment opportunity.

“Something is wrong with our Police Department and their interactions with people of color,” said State Sen. Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn), a former police captain.

Meanwhile, Granahan’s father, Richard, blamed Zeigler for the incident. He said the 60-year-old was in a department SUV parked at a hydrant in Corona with tinted windows rolled up and the engine off. When Michael Granahan and his partner ran the license plate, it was listed to a rental agency, and they approached. It appears the anti-crime cops had made a gun arrest in the area just a week before.

According to Richard Granahan, his son demanded Zeigler to roll down his windows completely, but the driver “rolled down all four slightly.” Granahan's partner saw the driver fumble at his waistband and screamed, “Gun!” Granahan tried to wrest open Zeigler’s door and the head of the NYPD’s Community Affairs Bureau stepped out from the vehicle saying “Don't you know who I am?”

The Ziegler incident was reported as police officers are being criticized for stopping record numbers of pedestrians, nearly 145, 000, in the first quarter of this year. The majority were black or Hispanic, the A.P reports.