Complaint #200507997,
July 11, 2005

Summary

[redacted] reported that on July 11, 2005 he made a U-turn and parked his cousin's boyfriend's Nissan Maxima on Tapscott Street between Howard Avenue and Livonia Avenue. His cousin, [redacted] and her two sons [redacted] were in the car with a small dog. Officers in an unmarked car pulled up adjacent to the vehicle and asked [redacted] for his license. Sgt. Adrian Ashby, PO John Tancredi, PO Michael Barra and PO Pablo Dejesus were the officers who approached him. [redacted] did not have his license and was told to go to the back of his vehicle where PO Dejesus was standing. He claimed that PO Dejesus told him to "shut the fuck up" (Allegation A.) A civilian witness, interviewed for this investigation stated that one of the officers called [redacted] a "stupid bitch" (Allegation B.) [redacted] claimed that his cousin's car was then searched but could not say where, only that he saw officers' legs sticking out of the car (Allegation C.) [redacted] stated that when he objected to his car being searched PO Dejesus began cursing but [redacted] could not be sure what he said. PO Dejesus handcuffed him and brought him to the police car. [redacted] stated that he was talking "garbage" into PO Dejesus' ear. He alleged that when PO Dejesus put him into the police car he said, "Get in the car you little faggot" (Allegation D.) [redacted] responded, "Your mom's a fagot." [redacted] claimed that PO Dejesus punched him in the face at that time (Allegation E) and then turned around to walk away but turned back around and said, "Say one more thing about my mother." [redacted] responded, "Your mom's a bitch." [redacted] alleged that PO Dejesus attempted to hit him a second time, but his arm caught the window frame. [redacted] also claimed that the officer who drove the car back to the stationhouse damaged the gears of the car so that the car no longer functions correctly (Allegation F.) Read report for details.