Complaint #200609321,
July 15, 2006

Officer: Ramirez, Noe
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ramirez, Noe
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ramirez, Noe
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Carvajalhernandez, Oliva
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Ramirez, Noe
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ramirez, Noe Hispanic Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Exonerated
Ramirez, Noe Hispanic Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Ramirez, Noe Hispanic Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Carvajalhernandez, Oliva Male Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Ramirez, Noe Male Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Alleged Victim Uncooperative

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.
'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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On July 15, 2006 at approximately 9:30pm, [redacted] was walking through a small park located at Crotona Parkway and Southern Boulevard with his friend, '[redacted] The men were holding Styrofoam cups in their hands, and [redacted] cup was filled with juice. [redacted] finished his juice and threw out the cup he was holding in a garbage can near the park's exit. As he exited the park, he and [redacted] approached the corner of E. Tremont Avenue and Crotona Parkway. At that point, PO Noe Ramirez, who was with his partner PO Oliva Carvajal and approaching the same intersection, called to [redacted] and requested his identification (Allegation A). [redacted] continued walking, and separated from [redacted] questioned why he was being stopped and PO Ramirez stated that [redacted] had a cup in his hand and again requested identification. [redacted] stated that he was doing nothing wrong, and refused to produce identification. PO Ramirez asked [redacted] for identification three or four times, and [redacted] would not provide it. PO Ramirez then stated that if [redacted] had been "man enough" to produce identification, he would have looked at it and let him go. Instead, he leaned [redacted] on the hood of a car and placed him into handcuffs. PO Carvajal held [redacted] head against the car as PO Ramirez frisked and searched [redacted] in his pockets and his boots (Allegations B and C). While [redacted] was in handcuffs, his friend [redacted] approached the vicinity and inquired as to what was going on. Both officers instructed [redacted] not to come any closer or he too would be issued a summons (Allegations D and E). Subsequently, [redacted] was released and issued two summonses: one by PO Ramirez, issued for [redacted] and one by PO Carvajal, issued for [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 15, 2006
Received: July 17, 2006
Closed: January 12, 2007

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 48th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime