Complaint #200308358,
October 18, 2003

Officer: Esposito, Alison
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Grego, Barbara
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unfounded
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Grego, Barbara
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unfounded
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Esposito, Alison
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Carlstrom, Charles
Complainant: Black Female, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Schick, Thomas
Complainant: Black Female, 46
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Esposito, Alison Black Female, 23 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Grego, Barbara Black Female, 23 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unfounded
Grego, Barbara Black Female, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unfounded
Esposito, Alison Black Female, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Carlstrom, Charles Black Female, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Schick, Thomas Black Female, 46 Force: Physical force 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 October 18, 2003 at approximately 5:30 pm, [redacted] was shopping inside H & M clothing store on the corner of 34th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan with [redacted] daughter [redacted] and [redacted]. [redacted] walked out of the store, and [redacted] told [redacted] and [redacted] that there was an open pocket book on a table by a rack of clothes. [redacted] picked up the pocket book and looked inside. She saw that there was fake money inside, told [redacted] this, and then proceeded to leave the store.
A female officer, identified by the investigation as PO Keefe, grabbed [redacted] arm to stop her, while another officer questioned her as to why she had gone through the purse. [redacted] protested that she had not taken anything from the bag, and [redacted] who was standing outside began yelling at the officers that they did not have a right to hold [redacted]. [redacted] then began to walk away from the officers. [redacted] claims that [redacted] followed, while [redacted] claims that she did not move). At this point everything went into an "uproar," and a crowd gathered. A second female officer, identified by the investigation as PO Esposito, called [redacted] a "bitch" and twisted her arm behind her back which hurt [redacted]. [redacted] stated that PO Keefe then wrapped her arm around [redacted] neck and said, "you're going down bitch." [redacted] however, alleges that this statement was made earlier when [redacted] told the officers that she hadn't taken anything from the purse, and one of the officers (she didn't recall which) said, "don't worry about it bitch, you're going down." [redacted] also alleges that at this point a male officer, identified by the investigation as PO Carlstrom, stated to [redacted] "shut up idiot," and "shut the fuck up." [redacted] stated that she was unaware that they were officers until the uniformed officers arrived to the location.
At this point both [redacted] and [redacted] turned around and saw [redacted] on the ground. [redacted] states that PO Carlstrom... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 18, 2003
Received: October 22, 2003
Closed: September 1, 2004

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD Midtown South Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Philip Fressle