Complaint #200300950,
January 31, 2003

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Acconi, John
Complainant: Black Female, 15
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Acconi, John
Complainant: Black Female, 15
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Frontera, Frank
Complainant: Black Female, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Matthews, Kevin
Complainant: Black Female, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Grant, Kathleen
Complainant: Black Female, 15
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Frontera, Frank
Complainant: Black Female, 15
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Matthews, Kevin
Complainant: Black Female, 42
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Matthews, Kevin
Complainant: Black Female, 15
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Acconi, John Black Female, 15 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Acconi, John Black Female, 15 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Frontera, Frank Black Female, 26 Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Matthews, Kevin Black Female, 26 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Grant, Kathleen Black Female, 15 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Frontera, Frank Black Female, 15 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Matthews, Kevin Black Female, 42 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Matthews, Kevin Black Female, 15 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Unknown Officer Discourtesy: Word 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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.


Summary

On January 31, 2003, [redacted] and [redacted] were arrested on the corner of St. John's Place and Albany Avenue in Brooklyn for [redacted] [redacted] was uncooperative with the investigation, and [redacted] was unavailable. [redacted] alleged that an officer, identified through the investigation as PO John Acconi of the 77th Precinct Street Narcotics Enforcement Unit, pulled her arm while she was rear handcuffed, causing pain (Allegation B) and that a female officer, PO Kathleen Grant, also used excessive force against her (Allegation A). [redacted] her mother, [redacted] and aunt, [redacted] made discourtesy allegations against specific officers (Allegations C, D, E, F, G). The [redacted] family further alleged that officers used profanity while dispersing the crowd, making statements such as, "Back the fuck up" (Allegation H). [redacted]s brother, alleged that an officer threatened to arrest him (Allegation I). Finally, [redacted] was strip-searched at the 77th Precinct (Allegation J).
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Details

Incident: January 31, 2003
Received: February 6, 2003
Closed: April 13, 2004

Reason for contact: C/V telephoned PCT
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 77th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Robert Brager