Complaint #200000688,
February 8, 2000

Summary

[redacted] provided a full statement of this incident on March 1, 2000 (Enc. 6A – 6D). He stated that he was arrested [redacted] on his way to a basketball game. Two officers emerged from a van and placed him in handcuffs. After he was placed in the van, one of the officers began struggling with another prisoner ([redacted] and accidentally landed on top of [redacted] This caused his handcuffs to tighten considerably, and [redacted] asked the officers to loosen the cuffs. They refused to do so, and [redacted] remained uncomfortable in his handcuffs for the next hour until they arrived at the 120th precinct.
[redacted] was upset about his handcuffs being so tight and wanted to complain about these officers. At the station house, [redacted] asked both officers for their names and shield numbers. They refused to tell him (allegations A and B). The shorter of the two officers from the van, described as a short white male with a gut, was asking [redacted] for his name and personal information; he replied by asking the officer for his name and shield number. The shorter officer told him that his name would be on a report, so he did not need to know it at that time.
Later, the other officer from the van, described as taller, with glasses, walked by with his shield exposed. [redacted] was on the phone with his girlfriend at the time; he saw the shield number, 4883, and told her to write it down. The taller officer put his shield inside his shirt when [redacted] did this; other officers did the same. Read report for details.