Complaint #200100862,
January 19, 2001

Officer: Acevedo, Erick
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Acevedo, Erick
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Acevedo, Erick
Complainant: Black Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Acevedo, Erick Black Male, 17 Force: Other Substantiated (Charges)
Acevedo, Erick Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Charges)
Acevedo, Erick Black Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

[redacted] was unsure about the date of the incident. [redacted] said that he had just left his house at [redacted] and was walking up Marion Avenue with his friend, [redacted] to [redacted] s apartment building at [redacted] Marion Avenue is a one way street, which has parked cars on both sides of the street and only one driving lane on which two cars can pass each other but cannot move together on. In front of [redacted] s apartment building, [redacted] saw that [redacted] s brother's car window was open and so he told [redacted] to go and get his brother's car keys. [redacted] stood next to the car, 1993 black Nissan Altima, and waited for [redacted] to return. He was standing there for a minute when he saw a marked police car drive by and stop at the end of the street. Since it was raining and [redacted] had a little cold, he decided to walk up the two steps to the glass door (doesn't lock) leading into the vestibule. There was a light halfway between his house and [redacted] s apartment building and the vestibule was also well lit. The building is about 10 ft. from where the car was parked.
After about five minutes, [redacted] rang [redacted] s apartment's bell # [redacted]. He then saw the police car drive back down the wrong way on Marion Avenue and stop behind [redacted] s brother's car. The officer, PO Acevedo [redacted] looked at his badge-hispanic, male, 6 ft., thick-bigger than PO 2, uniformed and wearing a hat, and had a moustache) gestured with his finger to [redacted] to come out to the car. At first, [redacted] didn't know what the PO was saying and he didn't want to go out into the rain. But then, PO Acevedo gestured to him again and so he walked out and down the steps with his hands in his pockets. When the officer yelled to him to take his hands out of his pockets, [redacted] took them out and placed them on the front of his jacket pockets. He was holding the pockets with his thumbs but his hands were outside. [redacted] said that he understood PO Acevedo telling him to take his hands out of... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 19, 2001
Received: February 7, 2001
Closed: June 26, 2001

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 52nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Dale Walker