Complaint #200615879,
September 30, 2006

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Kirch, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Kirch, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Insauto, Paul
Complainant: Black Male, 18
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline)
Officer: Insauto, Paul
Complainant: Black Male, 18
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline)
Officer: Insauto, Paul
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Victim Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Officer(s) Unidentified
Kirch, Christopher Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Kirch, Christopher Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Insauto, Paul Black Male, 18 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline)
Insauto, Paul Black Male, 18 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline)
Insauto, Paul Force: Hit against inanimate object Victim Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Insauto, Paul
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

At approximately 12:30 AM on September 30, 2006, numerous officers from the 71st Precinct responded to a report of disorderly crowds moving through the Ebbets Field Houses in Brooklyn. At the same time, [redacted] and [redacted] entered [redacted] in the same housing complex, and proceeded to an apartment immediately adjacent to the side door of the building. As [redacted] and [redacted] waited for [redacted]'s brother to open the door, PO Christopher Kirch and PO Paul Insauto, entered via the side door and stopped, frisked and searched [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegations A, B, C and D) [redacted]. Both [redacted] and [redacted] attempted to stop the officers from reaching into their pockets. PO Insauto stopped searching [redacted] and frisked the area of his waistband. PO Kirch, on the other hand, placed [redacted] against the wall, continued searching his pockets and placed him under arrest. As PO Insauto and PO Kirch brought [redacted] out of the building, an unidentified individual approached and PO Insauto grabbed him by the shirt and pushed him up against a wall. (Allegation E) Outside the building, other officers were present as well and as [redacted] and [redacted]'s brother, [redacted] walked behind one of them, the officer turned around, raised his extended asp in the air and told them to step back (Allegation F). [redacted] was taken to the 71st Precinct and charged with [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 30, 2006
Received: November 27, 2006
Closed: December 28, 2007

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 71st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Gregory Abrahams, Gregory Bell, Herve Francois, Michael Scarcella