Complaint #200614294,
January 18, 2006

Officer: Santiago, Miguel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mccormack, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mccormack, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Mccormack, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Santiago, Miguel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Santiago, Miguel Hispanic Male, 26 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Mccormack, Christopher Hispanic Male, 26 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Mccormack, Christopher Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unfounded
Mccormack, Christopher Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Santiago, Miguel Hispanic Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Question and/or 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

Sometime in mid-January of 2006, on a weekday, at approximately 5:30pm, [redacted] got food from his mother's residence at [redacted]. [redacted]'s mother's name is [redacted]. [redacted] was walking between his mother's home and his home, when he saw a black Chevy Malibu pass by. As [redacted] was crossing the Cross-Bronx Expressway at Croes Avenue, [redacted] noticed the black Chevy Malibu, which was going in the same direction he was going in. [redacted] saw the three people inside looking at him and he knew they were police officers because they had stopped him before. The officers stopped [redacted] in the middle of the Clason Point Projects. [redacted] usually cuts across the Clason Points Projects to get home more quickly. From the time [redacted] left his mother's residence and the police stopped him, [redacted] did not make any stops, speak to anybody, or make any purchases.
A short Hispanic male officer, who was identified through this investigation as PO Miguel Santiago, exited the Chevy Malibu and told [redacted] "Stop right there." The car was stopped in the middle of street, which [redacted] described as being narrow. [redacted] did as he was directed and PO Santiago grabbed [redacted] by his left bicep and pushed him back onto the back passenger side door of the black Chevy Malibu. The driver of the Chevy Malibu, who was identified through this investigation as Lt. Christopher McCormack, exited the car, and walked to where [redacted] was standing. Without any warning, Lt. McCormack grabbed [redacted]'s crotch and felt around to search for any contraband and repeated the same action near [redacted]'s buttocks. [redacted] was not frisked anywhere else before Lt. McCormack put his hands in [redacted]'s pants. When Lt. McCormack could not find anything, he undid [redacted]'s belt and lowered [redacted]'s pants and long johns, which [redacted] was also wearing since it was winter, down to the knees. As Lt. McCormack was lowering [redacted]'s pants, he realized that he did not have any gloves and he... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 18, 2006
Received: October 24, 2006
Closed: July 17, 2007

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 43rd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Samuel Newton