Complaint #200801839,
February 3, 2008

Officer: Cummings, Joel
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ruiz, Eric
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cummings, Joel
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ruiz, Eric
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ruiz, Eric
Complainant: Black Female, 47
Allegation: Discourtesy: Gesture
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ruiz, Eric
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cummings, Joel Black Male, 19 Force: Other Exonerated
Ruiz, Eric Black Male, 19 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Cummings, Joel Black Male, 19 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Unsubstantiated
Ruiz, Eric Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Ruiz, Eric Black Female, 47 Discourtesy: Gesture Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Ruiz, Eric Black Male, 19 Force: Physical force Unfounded

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.


Details

Incident: February 3, 2008
Received: February 5, 2008
Closed: June 11, 2009

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 71st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - OGA

Witness Officers: Vasile Dubovici, Sara Gollopjacobs, Md Kabir, Marwan Kandil, Denisse Klass, Dolores Pilnacek, Radmila Rakhamimov, Mark Rosenberg, Michael Scarcella, Gabrielle Walls, Linda Watts, Diane Weidler, Marlene Welch