| Officer: | Nyhus, Brian |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 43 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyhus, Brian | Black Male, 43 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
[redacted], a [redacted] year old [redacted] residing in Virginia, was interviewed via telephone on October 29, 2002 (see enc. 6A-B). [redacted] stated that on August 13, 2002, he came to New York to check on his grandmother's estate. [redacted]'s grandmother had owned a house located at [redacted] in Brooklyn. There is an elderly man who lives in the residence, who collects the tenants' rents and takes care of the property. [redacted] had heard that people were not paying the rent and that the property was not being kept. When [redacted] arrived in New York, he realized that there were approximately eight men living in the building that were not paying rent. [redacted] also saw that there were numerous people who came in and out of the building, who were not residents of the building. In order to determine who was a resident of the building and who was actually a tenant, [redacted] decided to change the lock on the outside door of the building. While he changed the lock, he did not lock the door. It was [redacted]'s idea that when the tenants came to pay their rent, they would get a key to the front door, and he could then know who the residents were. [redacted] changed the lock in the afternoon on August 16, 2002.
At approximately 12:30 AM, [redacted] was outside of the location sweeping the sidewalk. While doing this, two residents of the building - [redacted] and [redacted] were sitting on the stoop. [redacted] stated that he had seen [redacted] and [redacted] smoking marijuana inside the building and also had knowledge that they were selling marijuana. There is also a crack dealer who lives on the premises.
While [redacted] and [redacted] were outside, a patrol car arrived on the scene. PO Nyhus (identified through IAB) and PO Guptar then approached [redacted]. [redacted] obtained PO Guptar's name, because PO Guptar responded to the location on August 19th, for a separate incident in which a resident threatened [redacted]. The officers asked for [redacted] and [redacted] identified himself. [redacted]...
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