Complaint #200407120,
July 22, 2004

Officer: Delman, Eric
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 10
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Delman, Eric
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Brill, Nathalie
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 10
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Brill, Nathalie
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 13
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Brill, Nathalie
Complainant: Male, 16
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Brill, Nathalie
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Brill, Nathalie
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Delman, Eric Hispanic Male, 10 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Exonerated
Delman, Eric Male Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Brill, Nathalie Hispanic Male, 10 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Exonerated
Brill, Nathalie Hispanic Male, 13 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Brill, Nathalie Male, 16 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Brill, Nathalie Male Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Brill, Nathalie Hispanic Female, 28 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Unknown Officer Male Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified

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] stated that on July 22, 2004, her father, [redacted] rang her doorbell and informed her that her son, [redacted] and [redacted] were "on the wall," being stopped by police officers. [redacted] immediately exited her apartment and approached the two officers. She introduced herself and asked what the problem was. A white female officer, who she described as 5'3, heavy set and with dark blond hair (identified by the CCRB as PO Nathalie Pacifico) told [redacted] that she was going to search [redacted] because "[redacted] olds and [redacted] olds" often deal drugs. PO Pacifico released [redacted] into the custody of [redacted] (In the statement [redacted] provided when she filed the complaint, she stated that Sergeant Delman told [redacted] to "Get the fuck out" and then [redacted] walked away.)
PO Pacifico searched [redacted] socks, shoes, shirts, pants, and waistband. She asked [redacted] to remove his shoes and socks and she then inspected them. She then asked him to remove a doo-rag, and belt and inspected them. [redacted] alleged in her initial statement that both officers searched [redacted] A third officer arrived on the scene at this point and approached the scene from behind [redacted] did not realize that this officer was on the scene until she heard [redacted] yell, "What the fuck? He pushed me." [redacted] stated that she did not see the push, however in her initial statement, [redacted] mentioned that [redacted] was pushed and then told to, "Move the fuck back." When PO Pacifico finished searching [redacted] the officers requested to search [redacted] house. She asked them what her house had to do with what happened on the corner. The officers responded that "the two houses [were] hot" (meaning [redacted]) and suggested that the two houses harbor drug dealers. The officers did not find any drugs during the search of [redacted] and did not attempt to enter or search the house. PO Pacifico stated that she had arrested 14 year old drug dealers and told [redacted] "You don't want to fucking... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 22, 2004
Closed: January 26, 2006

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 83rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Christophe Tully