Complaint #200509347,
August 14, 2005

Officer: Loftus, John
Complainant: Black Female, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Acker, Chris
Complainant: Black Female, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Acker, Chris
Complainant: Black Male, 34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Cortright, Patrick
Complainant: Black Female, 28
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Cortright, Patrick
Complainant: Black Female, 28
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Nunez, Osvaldo
Complainant: Black Female, 28
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cortright, Patrick
Complainant: Black Female, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Loftus, John Black Female, 28 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Acker, Chris Black Female, 28 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Acker, Chris Black Male, 34 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Cortright, Patrick Black Female, 28 Offensive Language: Race Unfounded
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Cortright, Patrick Black Female, 28 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Nunez, Osvaldo Black Female, 28 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Cortright, Patrick Black Female, 28 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded

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 August 14th, 2005 at 4:30 AM [redacted] were arrested inside the Two Cousin's Bar located at 15 East 167th Street in the Bronx by Sergeant Osvaldo Nunez and Lieutenant Patrick Cortright. [redacted] alleged that Lieutenant Cortright before she was arrested told her, "Shut the fuck up and sit the fuck down"(Allegation A). While she was being arrested, she was pulled down to the ground by the officers and allegedly one of them stomped on the side of her head (Allegations B and C). While she was being arrested Lieutenant Cortright allegedly called [redacted] a "savage" (Allegation D). After [redacted] was handcuffed, she was brought back to the 44th Precinct where Officer John Loftus handled her arrest paperwork. During her time in the precinct, [redacted] made a phone call to [redacted]. While she was talking to him, Officer Chris Acker walked by, took the phone from her and hung it up, and told [redacted] "I hope you was talking to your fucking lawyer" (Allegation E). Later on, Officer Loftus came and said to [redacted] while she was in the detention area, "I hope you got someone to come get your shit"(Allegation F). [redacted] was later taken to central booking where she was arraigned and later released. On August 15th, 2005 between 11:30 AM and 12:00 PM [redacted] went into the 44th Precinct to file a report against a bouncer who had assaulted [redacted] on August 14th. While they were filing the report in the complaint room, Officer Acker came in, tore up the report and allegedly said, "Get the fuck out of here, this is bullshit. I'm tired of this shit. You ain't supposed to be back here, you ain't even supposed to be in here. Get out, this is bullshit" (Allegation G). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 14, 2005
Received: August 15, 2005
Closed: May 1, 2006
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: C/V requested investigation of crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime