Complaint #200307724,
August 14, 2003

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk and/or search
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Martinez, Robert
Complainant: Black Female, 39
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Walas, Joseph
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Frisk and/or search Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 18-20 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unfounded
Unknown Officer Black Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Martinez, Robert Black Female, 39 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Walas, Joseph Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop 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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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

[redacted], a [redacted]-old male black, was interviewed at the CCRB on October 16, 2003 (Enclosure 5A-C). On April 19, 2004, [redacted] viewed photographs of five officers identified through communication [redacted] and by [redacted] as being present at the time of his arrest (Enclosure 5D-K). The only officer [redacted] identified was PO Andreone whom he identified as his arresting officer and as the officer that placed him into handcuffs. During both interviews, [redacted]'s attorney, [redacted] was present.
On August 14, 2003, the night of the blackout, [redacted] left his friend, [redacted] (identified during the investigation as [redacted] house, located at [redacted], to return to his home, approximately one mile away. [redacted] initially stated that he was alone, but later he said that he had been hanging out with a group of people in front of [redacted] home. [redacted] stated that he had been at [redacted] house since approximately 4pm that day.
While waiting across the street from [redacted] house for a ride home for approximately 45 minutes, [redacted] observed two men run across a schoolyard from the direction of 55th Street. [redacted] observed two uniformed officers (Police Officer 1 and Police Officer 2) chase after the two men, along with two uniformed officers (Police Officer 3 and Police Officer 4) in an unmarked black Impala drive by two or three times. [redacted] stated that Police Officer 3 and Police Officer 4 were shining a small flashlight out of the window of their vehicle. (At his initial interview, [redacted] stated that he believed Police Officer 1's name was Martinez and that Police Officer 3's name was Murphy, but he was unable to provide a description of the officer whom he believed was Murphy. Upon viewing officer photographs, [redacted] did not identify Police Officers 2, 3, and 4 and identified Police Officer 1 as his arresting officer, PO Andreone). A few minutes later, PO Andreone and Police Officer 2 approached [redacted] and Police Officer 1 asked him who was running.... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 14, 2003
Received: October 2, 2003
Closed: October 1, 2004

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Police building
In NYPD 63rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Derek Andreone, Daniel Callow, James Murphy