Complaint #200612711,
September 20, 2006

Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unfounded
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Smith, Zakee
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Espinal, Edwin
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Thompson, Averill
Complainant: Black Female, 57
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Officer: Espinal, Edwin
Complainant: Black Male, 24
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer Force: Gun Pointed Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unfounded
Smith, Zakee Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Espinal, Edwin Black Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Thompson, Averill Black Female, 57 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Miscellaneous - Subject Resigned
Espinal, Edwin Black Male, 24 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 approximately 6:15 p.m. on September 20, 2006, [redacted] arrived home from work and observed a large crowd of officers and civilians standing in her driveway. [redacted] observed [redacted] handcuffed and laying face down on the front steps of her home. [redacted] observed a black female officer with dreads, PO # 1, a white male officer, PO # 2, and a tall black male officer with short hair, PO #3, surrounding [redacted] PO # 1, PO #2 and PO # 3 were identified from their descriptions as PO Charlene Smith, PO Espinal and PO Thompson, respectively. PO Charlene Smith had her foot on [redacted] head. PO Espinal lifted [redacted] to his feet and escorted him to the marked van. As PO Espinal escorted [redacted] to the van, he pushed [redacted] on his back and shoulders. PO Espinal then pushed [redacted] into the van, causing him to slip on one of the steps and then pushed [redacted] again to get him in the van. Once [redacted] was situated in the van and PO Espinal was seated in the front passenger seat, he turned around and struck [redacted] across his head. From where she was standing, [redacted] was unable to determine whether PO Espinal struck [redacted] with his hand or an object. At some point [redacted] asked PO Thompson, who was identified from the physical description [redacted] provided, for his name and badge number but he did not provide her with this information. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 20, 2006
Received: September 25, 2006
Closed: February 15, 2008

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 71st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Ruth Fadl, Hector Morales, Peter Oneill, Nicholas Salvitti, Gennaro Santerelli, Charlene Smith