Complaint #200803782,
March 10, 2008

Officer: Pastula, Brian
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Soberal, Isaac
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Lane, John
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Carela, Jean
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Carela, Jean
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Carela, Jean
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Carela, Jean
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Carela, Jean
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Carela, Jean
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Carela, Jean
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 23
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Carela, Jean
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 23
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Lane, John
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 23
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 18-20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pastula, Brian Hispanic Male, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Soberal, Isaac Hispanic Female, 44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Lane, John Hispanic Female, 44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Carela, Jean Hispanic Male, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Carela, Jean Hispanic Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Carela, Jean Hispanic Female, 44 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Carela, Jean Hispanic Female, 44 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Carela, Jean Hispanic Female, 44 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Carela, Jean Hispanic Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unfounded
Carela, Jean Hispanic Male, 23 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Carela, Jean Hispanic Male, 23 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unfounded
Lane, John Hispanic Male, 23 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Unknown Officer White Male, 18-20 Discourtesy: Word Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Unknown Officer White Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Uncooperative

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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On March 10, 2008, at approximately 10:30 PM, [redacted] and [redacted] were in their residence, located at [redacted] in the Bronx. They heard a commotion in the hallway and the voice of their relative, [redacted] yelling for [redacted] [redacted] entered the hallway first, followed by [redacted] Four officers, identified through the investigation as PO Jean Carela, PO Brian Pastula, PO Isaac Soberal and PO John Lane of Police Service Area 7, were standing in the hallway. PO Carela and PO Pastula were arresting [redacted] PO Soberal and PO Lane were standing with a second individual, identified through the investigation as [redacted] towards the end of the hallway by the elevators. [redacted] and [redacted] approached PO Pastula and PO Carela. [redacted] asked what was happening. PO Carela allegedly told him to "mind [his] fucking business" and "take [his] ass" inside his apartment (Allegation A) before he was arrested (Allegation B). [redacted] alleged that PO Carela told her to "get the fuck inside" (Allegation C) her residence. PO Lane and PO Soberal stated that they would 'lock [her] up' if she did not stop 'talking shit' (Allegation D and E).
[redacted] and [redacted] turned around and returned towards their residence. PO Carela allegedly approached [redacted] from behind, slammed her against a wall (Allegation F) and frisked her (Allegation G). At the conclusion of this frisk, [redacted] alleged that PO Pastula told her to go get her "fucking ID" (Allegation H). [redacted] entered her apartment. [redacted] alleged that PO Carela searched him and used physical force against him while [redacted] was retrieving her ID (Allegation I and J). [redacted] alleged that PO Soberal and PO Lane also said, "arrest her ass" (Allegation D and E) at this time. PO Carela told [redacted] he was free to leave and [redacted] walked towards his residence. When [redacted] attempted to walk through his front door, PO Pastula allegedly asked him if he had a "fucking problem" and later, after providing his name and shield... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 10, 2008
Received: March 14, 2008
Closed: September 24, 2008

Reason for contact: Report-noise/disturbance
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 40th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Mark Portelli