Complaint #200503117,
March 17, 2005

Officer: Nunez, Fabio
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 28
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Nunez, Fabio
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 28
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Hernandez, Juan
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 28
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Nunez, Fabio Hispanic Male, 28 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unfounded
Nunez, Fabio Hispanic Male, 28 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Hernandez, Juan Hispanic Male, 28 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On March 17, 2005, at approximately 3:55 p.m., [redacted] walked out of [redacted] in Manhattan along with [redacted] and they proceeded to walk to the corner of [redacted] and met [redacted] in front of [redacted] which is located at [redacted]. [redacted] stated that these individuals do not wish to cooperate with this investigation. As [redacted] spoke with the aforementioned individuals, he observed that Sgt. Juan Hernandez and PO Fabio Nuñez were driving along [redacted] in a marked police vehicle. [redacted] stated that on June 2004, he was arrested by Sgt. Hernandez and "processed through the court system without being charged with a crime." Upon making eye contact with Sgt. Hernandez, [redacted] noticed that the marked police vehicle made a "U-turn" and the officers parked in front of the furniture store. From inside the marked police vehicle, which was parked approximately ten feet away from [redacted] Sgt. Hernandez asked him if he did not like "to be looked at in the street." [redacted] asked Sgt. Hernandez, "Don't you have anything better to do?" [redacted] turned his back to Sgt. Hernandez and in a loud tone of voice he told his friends, "This cocksucker has nothing better to do."
Sgt. Hernandez approached [redacted] and asked him to provide identification. Without hesitation, [redacted] provided Sgt. Hernandez with his driver's license. When Sgt. Hernandez returned to his vehicle, [redacted] once again told his friends, "This cocksucker has nothing better to do." At this point, Sgt. Hernandez ran out of his vehicle, grabbed [redacted] by his right arm and placed him against the marked police vehicle. Sgt. Hernandez placed [redacted] s right arm behind his back while stating, "Stop resisting. If you keep resisting I'm going to break your arm." [redacted] denied resisting at any point. At the same time, PO Nuñez approached [redacted] and placed his left arm behind his back. When Sgt. Hernandez told [redacted] that he could break his arm if he continued to resist, PO Nuñez said, "Oh, break his arm"... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 17, 2005
Received: March 24, 2005
Closed: November 3, 2005

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 34th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Witness Officers: Juan Rosario, Rene Salcedo, Kenneth Woznicki