Complaint #200604093, March 2006

Incident: March 20, 2006
Received: March 31, 2006
Closed: December 4, 2006

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 32nd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Lorraine Adams, William Melrose, Arber Uruci

Officer:	Branch, Bernard
Complainant:	Male, 69
Allegation:	Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion:	Exonerated
Officer:	Branch, Bernard
Complainant:	Male, 69
Allegation:	Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone
CCRB Conclusion:	Unsubstantiated

Officer	Complainant	Allegation	CCRB Conclusion
Branch, Bernard	Male, 69	Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest	Exonerated
Branch, Bernard	Male, 69	Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone	Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusion definitions.