| Officer: | Acevedo, Erick |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Female, 19 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acevedo, Erick | Black Female, 19 | Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop | Exonerated |
Further details on conclusions.
[redacted] was interviewed at the CCRB on March 17, 2003 (enc. 5A-C). She stated that this incident took place around 8:00PM on January 15, 2003. She stated that on that date, she was with a friend, [redacted]. They had gone together to 2641 Marion Avenue, a residential building in the Bronx, to pick up a photograph from [redacted]s friend, [redacted] who lives in an apartment on the first floor of the building. [redacted] stated that when she and [redacted] entered the building, they took a right and [redacted] went up a small staircase, towards his friend's apartment. [redacted] waited near the stairs while [redacted] knocked on the door of [redacted] apartment, which was at the top of the stairs. As he did so, two officers walked by [redacted] and approached [redacted]
The officers asked [redacted] to step down the stairs and to show them some identification. After the officers examined his identification, they asked him why he was in the building, and he told them that he had just knocked on a friend's door, but no one had answered. The officers then knocked on the door themselves, and [redacted] mother came to the door. The officers asked her if a man named [redacted] lived there, and she said that he did, but that he was not home. She then closed the door.
The officers placed [redacted] into handcuffs and then turned to [redacted]. [redacted] told the officers that they were together but that [redacted] did not have anything to do with why he was in the building. PO Acevedo asked [redacted] for her ID, and she gave it to him. He then patted her down and went into her jacket pockets, removing and checking her wallet. He then handcuffed her.
The officers then took [redacted] and [redacted] outside of the building. One of the officers made a call over the radio requesting a van. A van arrived a few minutes later, and [redacted] and [redacted] were placed inside. [redacted] was taken to the precinct, where [redacted] was held in the cell for about five hours.
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