Complaint #200503596,
April 1, 2005

Officer: Ramos, Ronald
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ramos, Ronald Black Male, 30 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

[redacted] and an individual known only as [redacted] were waiting for their friend, [redacted] to arrive at his home at [redacted] in Brooklyn on 4/1/05. They tried to gain access to the building by following another tenant inside, who refused to grant them access. PO Ronald Ramos, of the 70th Precinct, assigned to an Impact Post in the immediate vicinity of the building, responded and assessed the situation. [redacted] told PO Ramos that they were waiting for their friend, [redacted] to arrive. [redacted] arrived, and PO Ramos attempted to verify his claim that he lived in the building by checking his identification to confirm that the addresses matched. However, the addresses did not match. Under Sgt. James Dennedy's supervision, PO Ramos ran [redacted]'s identification and [redacted]'s identification for warrants, believing that they might have been involved in a robbery that took place in the building the previous night. [redacted] had an unrelated active warrant, and was subsequently arrested. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 1, 2005
Received: April 5, 2005
Closed: December 19, 2005

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 70th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: James Dennedy