| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Female, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Complainant Uncooperative |
| Officer: | Vazquez, Mario |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Vazquez, Mario |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Substantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Quinones, Earl |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 40-44 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Bennett, Mervin |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 44 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Board Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Officer | Black Female, 40-44 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Unknown Officer | Black Female, 40-44 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Complainant Uncooperative |
| Vazquez, Mario | Black Female, 44 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Exonerated |
| Vazquez, Mario | Black Female, 44 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Unsubstantiated |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated | |||
| Quinones, Earl | Black Female, 44 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Exonerated |
| Unknown Officer | Black Female, 40-44 | Force: Gun Pointed | Exonerated |
| Bennett, Mervin | Black Female, 44 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On August 4, 2007, at approximately 9:45 PM, she left a barbeque at Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx with her friend, [redacted] and [redacted]'s brother, [redacted] and his [redacted]-old goddaughter, [redacted]'s [redacted]-old daughter. They all walked over to [redacted]'s vehicle, which was parked at Colonial Avenue and East 196th Street in the Bronx. They all got inside the vehicle and as [redacted] began to pull out of his parking spot, they were pulled over by PO Mario Vazquez and PO Earl Quinones, who were in a marked police car [Allegations A and B]. PO Vazquez and PO Quinones were informed by [redacted]'s nephew, [redacted], that [redacted] was wanted for [redacted]. PO Vazquez and PO Quinones called for back-up and [redacted] estimated that between 15 to 30 police officers responded to the location. [redacted] was instructed to exit the vehicle. [redacted] was then instructed to exit and when she did, she observed an officer, PO2, with his gun pointed in her direction [Allegation C]. Sgt. Bennett then instructed her to put her hands up. [redacted] put her hands up "low" and Sgt. Bennett, over the loudspeaker, allegedly told her that if she did not put her hands up "there is going to be some shooting out here tonight" [Allegation D]. After the other civilians were out of the vehicle, PO Vazquez and other unidentified officers allegedly began searching the car [Allegations E and F]. [redacted] also saw an officer, PO4, search through her pocketbook [Allegation G]. [redacted] was released at the scene but [redacted] and [redacted] were taken to the stationhouse. Read report for details.