Complaint #200612657,
September 24, 2006

Officer: Raso, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Raso, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Raso, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Alemany, Luis
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Raso, Michael Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Raso, Michael Black Male, 26 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Raso, Michael Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Alemany, Luis Black Male, 26 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated

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.
'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

At 12:45 a.m., [redacted] was with his girlfriend, [redacted] and parked his vehicle on the corner of East 221st Street and Oakley Street in the Bronx. [redacted] exited the vehicle first and walked towards [redacted] home, which is located at [redacted]. [redacted] who was dressed in a hooded sweatshirt, crossed the street to follow [redacted] when a gold Chevrolet Impala stopped near him and three plainclothes officers, identified from the investigation as PO Michael Raso, PO Luis Alemany and PO Levar Stockton, approached him. PO Alemany instructed [redacted] to take his hands out of his pocket then PO Alemany and PO Raso allegedly grabbed [redacted] by his hands (Allegation A). PO Alemany and PO Raso allegedly pushed [redacted] towards the rear bumper of the Impala. PO Raso allegedly kicked [redacted] in the inner-thigh of his left leg (Allegation B). PO Raso frisked [redacted] and allegedly reached into [redacted] pockets and removed his cell phone, keys and license (Allegation C). When [redacted] asked the officers if he looked like a thief, PO Alemany allegedly responded, "Yeah. You look like a thief. Shut the fuck up" (Allegation D). PO Raso allegedly told [redacted] "I should smash your face into the windshield" (Allegation E). PO Stockton did not interact directly with [redacted] but spoke to [redacted] who remained in the area. PO Raso issued [redacted] a summons and the officers left the scene. After the incident, [redacted] sought medical attention at [redacted] Hospital in the Bronx for pain to his thigh. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 24, 2006
Closed: February 4, 2008

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 47th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Michael Acosta, Michael Mccready, Levar Stockton