| Officer: | Alvarez, Reinaldo |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 47 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline) |
| Officer: | Costa, Marc |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 47 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Action |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Exonerated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Alvarez, Reinaldo |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 47 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Board Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarez, Reinaldo | Black Male, 47 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Substantiated (Command Discipline) |
| Costa, Marc | Black Male, 47 | Discourtesy: Action | Unsubstantiated |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated | |||
| Alvarez, Reinaldo | Black Male, 47 | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons | Substantiated (Command Discipline) |
Further details on conclusions.
He stated that on the afternoon of March 15, 2003, he pulled into a 'no standing' zone, in order to answer his cellular phone call from his girlfriend, [redacted] He had been scheduled to pick her up as she was shopping along Jamaica Avenue in Queens. As they spoke, a patrol vehicle pulled up right behind [redacted]s van. An officer, who was later identified as PO Costa, stepped out of the vehicle and began writing out summonses to other cars that were parked in "no standing" zones across the street. Though he was still on the phone with his girlfriend, [redacted] decided to move his car before he too was issued a summons. At that time the passenger, identified as PO Alvarez, got on the intercom and said, "don't move that vehicle". In an attempt to explain to the officer that he had pulled over to answer a short phone call, [redacted] opened the driver's side door of his van. However, PO Alvarez ordered him not to get out of the vehicle and he complied. Then PO Alvarez walked over to [redacted]s car and began issuing him a summons for standing in a no standing zone. When the officer completed the summons, [redacted] who was already agitated, stretched his hand out and said "officer give me the ticket". PO Alvarez looked at [redacted] and dropped the summons on the hood of the car instead of handing it to him, and started to make his way back to the vehicle. [redacted] then stepped out of the van and reviewed the summons. Then he loudly exclaimed that the ticket was "stupid", as he had noticed that the officer wrote 3:15 PM instead of the accurate time, which was 12:15 PM. PO Alvarez assumed that [redacted] was addressing him and returned to approach [redacted] He asked [redacted] whom he was calling stupid, and then asked him for his license and registration. [redacted] replied by asking why the officer needed his identification. He added that he had done nothing wrong and declined to provide the officer with the identification until he articulated what, if any, violation he had committed. PO Alvarez asked... Read report for details.