Complaint #200401687,
February 22, 2004

Officer: Marsh, Lisa
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Eisenberg, Jonah
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Frias, Miguel
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Eisenberg, Jonah
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Marsh, Lisa Black Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unfounded
Eisenberg, Jonah Black Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Charges)
Frias, Miguel Black Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Charges)
Eisenberg, Jonah Black Male, 20 Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone 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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Eisenberg, Jonah
Filed
Resigned

Frias, Miguel
Instructions

Summary

On 02/22/04, at approximately 9:05 PM, he and his girlfriend, [redacted] dropped off his younger brother in front of [redacted] in the Bronx. [redacted] s brother went inside the building while he and [redacted] remained in the car. [redacted] was in the driver's seat and [redacted] was sitting in the backseat. [redacted] describes his car as a green Dodge Neon with Massachusetts license plate number [redacted]. [redacted] stated that, although he was not double-parked, his vehicle was roughly five feet from the curb.
About 30 seconds after [redacted] s brother had gone into the building, [redacted] observed two marked police vehicles, a van followed by a sedan, driving past him on Webster Ave. Both vehicles stopped, turned on their sirens, and made U-turns. The sedan parked behind [redacted] s vehicle and the van parked in front of his car, then moved so that it was beside his vehicle on the driver's side.
Three uniformed police officers exited the van. [redacted] described these officers as a male white, a male Hispanic, and a female white. They were later identified as PO Jonah Eisenberg, PO Miguel Frias, and PO Lisa Davis, respectively. PO Frias approached [redacted] s vehicle on the driver's side and PO Eisenberg approached on the passenger side. PO Davis stood in front of the police van. The two officers inside the marked sedan remained in their vehicle for five to ten minutes, then exited to issue a summons to the minivan parked behind [redacted] s vehicle.
PO Eisenberg opened the passenger side door of [redacted] s vehicle. He pointed out that [redacted] had out-of-state license plates and asked him if the car was stolen. He also asked where [redacted] had obtained the vehicle and why his windows were tinted. [redacted] reported that PO Eisenberg asked him a series of questions to which he tried to respond. He informed PO Eisenberg that the vehicle was not stolen and that it was registered out of town. [redacted] also stated that the officers were wasting their time and protested the manner in which... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 22, 2004
Received: February 24, 2004
Closed: October 1, 2004

Reason for contact: Parking violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 48th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Parking summons issued