| Officer: | Crain, Christopher |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Crain, Christopher |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Race |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Recategorized as: | Offensive Language: Other |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crain, Christopher | Hispanic Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Exonerated |
| Crain, Christopher | Hispanic Male, 27 | Offensive Language: Race | Unsubstantiated |
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Recategorized as
Offensive Language: Other
on December 9, 2024
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Further details on conclusions.
[redacted] (enclosure E1-E4) [redacted] is a 5'9" 190-pound [redacted] old Hispanic male with brown hair. The CCRB interviewed [redacted] on May 2, 2007. His statements are summarized with differences between them noted. At approximately 4:00 AM on April 8, 2007, [redacted] was at the Sin City bar at 2520 Park Avenue in the Bronx with a group of friends. [redacted] had arrived at the club at approximately 1:30AM and had been drinking since that time. [redacted] estimated that he drank 4 or 5 Corona beers prior to the incident. At one point, there were six officers in uniform inside the club standing near the doorway and bar. [redacted] ordered a beer for $9 from an unidentified female bartender. After taking one sip from the beer, he noticed the lights had started to come on. PO Christopher Crain (identified by the investigation) was standing on the east side of the bar, approached [redacted] and told him that he could not be drinking after 4:00AM in a bar in New York State. [redacted] told the officer that he did not know what time it was, but asked if he could finish the beer since he had just paid $9 for it. The officer threatened to arrest [redacted]. In his initial statement to IAB, [redacted] claimed that he responded to the officer's threat of arrest by telling the officer that he should arrest the bar for selling him the drink; he made no mention of this in his CCRB statement. [redacted] attempted to calm the situation down by mentioning to the officer that he served in the military and would appreciate a "break." (He did not indicate to IAB that he told the officers he was a member of the military until they were at the stationhouse.) The officer asked [redacted] for identification and [redacted] provided his New York State driver's license. [redacted] did not have a military identification card with him and PO Crain told him that he was placing him under arrest for impersonating a military person. PO Crain grabbed [redacted] by the collar with one hand and as he pulled him, the officer's hand broke... Read report for details.