Complaint #200203078,
May 2, 2002

Officer: Gibbs, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Gibbs, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Gibbs, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gibbs, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gibbs, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gibbs, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gibbs, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Gibbs, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gibbs, Michael
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Gibbs, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 15
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gibbs, Michael Black Male, 16 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Charges)
Gibbs, Michael Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Charges)
Gibbs, Michael Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Gibbs, Michael Black Male, 16 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Gibbs, Michael Black Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Gibbs, Michael Black Female, 23 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Gibbs, Michael Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons Substantiated (Charges)
Gibbs, Michael Black Female, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Gibbs, Michael Black Female, 23 Offensive Language: Race Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Gibbs, Michael Black Male, 15 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Alleged Victim Uncooperative

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Gibbs, Michael
Charge Dismissed - DCT
No penalty

Summary

On May 2nd, 2002 at around 6:30pm [redacted] was at his house. He left and started a load of laundry at the Laundromat on the block. As he was waiting for the laundry he crossed the street to [redacted] his cousin's building. [redacted] cousin is [redacted]. [redacted] asked three kids who were playing on the stairs to ring the buzzer for apartment [redacted]. [redacted] waited and [redacted] called out over the intercom asking if it was [redacted] who had rung the buzzer. As a marked police van pulled up, [redacted] responded to [redacted] by yelling "yo!" PO Gibbs jumped out of the police van and instructed [redacted] to put his hands up against the wall. As [redacted] complied, PO Gibbs pushed [redacted] head, with two hands, so that the left side of [redacted] face hit the wall. At that time, [redacted] came out of the apartment. He was also handcuffed and put up against the wall. The second officer assisted PO Gibbs by lifting up [redacted] arms from behind and twisting them before handcuffing [redacted]. [redacted] did not resist. After he was handcuffed he was told to get down on the ground. He kneeled and then PO Gibbs kicked him in the right leg. As he went down to the ground, he scraped his hand on the sidewalk. [redacted] crumpled to the ground. PO Gibbs searched and frisked him. He was unsure whether [redacted] was also searched and frisked.
He was then taken to the precinct by PO Gibbs. His cousin was released at the scene. [redacted] remained at the precinct for about half an hour. PO Gibbs then removed [redacted] from the cell and asked him if he knew why he had been arrested. [redacted] said he did not. PO Gibbs accused him of being a lookout for a drug operation. PO Gibbs used profanity, saying "Don't fucking play with me. I'll punch your fucking mouth." PO Gibbs made other statements such as "I don't want to fucking see you in this precinct again. If I find out that you are a lookout I'm going to punch you in the face." PO Gibbs made these statements in the cell when there were no witnesses... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 2, 2002
Received: May 9, 2002
Closed: July 8, 2003
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Anthony Cangelosi, Donald Pirone, John Sharkey