Complaint #200818051,
December 14, 2008

Officer: Valley, Curtis
Complainant: White Male, 42
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Thomas, Kevin
Complainant: White Male, 42
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Valley, Curtis White Male, 42 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Thomas, Kevin White Male, 42 Offensive Language: Race Unfounded
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On December 14, 2008, at approximately 2:30am, [redacted] Is vehicle was pulled over at the intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Shore Parkway in Brooklyn by Officer Curtis Valley and Officer Timothy Foder, who observed [redacted] drive through a steady red light. On stopping [redacted] Officer Valley and Officer Foder observed that [redacted] was unsteady on his feet, smelled strongly of alcohol and exhibited an agitated and antagonistic demeanor. [redacted] refused the breathalyzer test and was arrested for driving while intoxicated and violating a traffic light. When [redacted] asked why the officers were going through his belongings, Officer Valley allegedly spoke rudely to [redacted] calling him a "wiseass". [redacted] was transported to the 78th Precinct stationhouse, where he refused the intoxilyzer test. [redacted] claimed that Officer Kevin Thomas, who interacted with [redacted] at the 78th Precinct stationhouse, made offensive remarks to him based on race, calling him "a rich white boy from Battery Park". [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 14, 2008
Received: December 15, 2008
Closed: June 29, 2009
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 61st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Timothy Foder