Complaint #200508125,
July 14, 2005

Officer: Bocina, Roy
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bocina, Roy
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bocina, Roy
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Castle, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Castle, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Castle, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Castle, Christopher
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Castle, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Castle, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Castle, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bocina, Roy
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Bocina, Roy Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Bocina, Roy Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Bocina, Roy Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Unsubstantiated
Castle, Christopher Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Castle, Christopher Black Male, 27 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Castle, Christopher Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Castle, Christopher Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Unfounded
Castle, Christopher Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Unsubstantiated
Castle, Christopher Black Male, 27 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Castle, Christopher Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Bocina, Roy Black Male, 27 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.

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Summary

On July 14, 2005, [redacted] left his son's residence at [redacted] in Brooklyn and began to walk down Pitkin Avenue. After stopping at a store to buy food, he proceeded toward the intersection of Pitkin Avenue and Rockaway Avenue. He was riding a bike in the street at the time, and as he approached the intersection, a gray SUV pulled in front of him, cutting him off. [redacted] rode up onto the sidewalk to avoid the vehicle, and got off his bike. As he did, he saw the passenger of the SUV (PO Christopher Castle of the Brooklyn North Narcotics Division) emerge and begin to walk toward him with his gun drawn [Allegation A and Allegation B]. PO Castle asked [redacted] where he was going, and [redacted] responded that he was on his way home from his son's house. PO Castle explained that he had stopped [redacted] because he had seen him pass something to another individual. [redacted] insisted that he had never passed anything to anybody. A second officer (Sgt. Roy Bocina of the Brooklyn North Narcotic's Division), the one who had been driving the car, soon approached [redacted] [Allegation C], and told him he had gotten out of the car because [redacted] was acting like an "asshole" [Allegation D]. PO Castle then proceeded to frisk and search [redacted] reaching into his pockets and socks [Allegation E]. As PO Castle did this, Sgt. Bocina took [redacted]s bike, examined it, and looked under the ripped seat cover [Allegation F]. While the search was in progress, PO Castle told [redacted] that he had a "fucked up mouth" [Allegation G]. The officers finished searching [redacted] and his bike, and [redacted] walked toward Sgt. Bocina to retrieve his wallet, which he had given to him voluntarily. PO Castle grabbed [redacted] by his arm, pulled him back, and told him that they were not finished with him [Allegation H]. Eventually, Sgt. Bocina returned [redacted]s wallet. PO Castle told [redacted] that he could be arrested for riding his bike on the sidewalk. When [redacted] explained that he had only ridden up on the... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 14, 2005
Received: July 18, 2005
Closed: April 3, 2006

Reason for contact: Report-possession/sale of narcotics
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued