| Officer: | Arias, Edward |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Unsubstantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Arias, Edward |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Unsubstantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Arias, Edward |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Unsubstantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Arias, Edward |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Unsubstantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Arias, Edward |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Unsubstantiated |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Arias, Edward |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 15 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Alleged Victim Unavailable |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Ruiz, Ramiro |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 15 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: | Alleged Victim Unavailable |
| CCRB Board Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Board Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arias, Edward | Black Male, 18 | Force: Physical force | Unfounded |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated | |||
| Arias, Edward | Black Male, 18 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unfounded |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated | |||
| Arias, Edward | Black Male, 18 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Unfounded |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated | |||
| Arias, Edward | Black Male, 18 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Unfounded |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated | |||
| Arias, Edward | Black Male, 18 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Unfounded |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Unsubstantiated | |||
| Arias, Edward | Black Male, 15 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unfounded |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Alleged Victim Unavailable | |||
| Ruiz, Ramiro | Black Male, 15 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Unfounded |
| CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Alleged Victim Unavailable | |||
Further details on conclusions.
On March 5, 2008, at approximately 12:30 PM, [redacted] exited his building, located at [redacted] in Manhattan, with his acquaintance, [redacted] In his written statement (encl. 2a – 2c), [redacted] stated that the incident took place at 4:30 PM. [redacted] and [redacted] stood outside of the building and waited for [redacted] mother, who was soon going to return home from work. [redacted] was wearing gray sweatpants, a t-shirt and a blue hooded sweatshirt. [redacted] could not recall what [redacted] was wearing at the time of the incident. While standing in front of the building, a marked police van pulled up and parked beside them. Two officers, identified through the investigation as PO Edward Arias and PO Ramiro Ruiz from the 23rd Precinct, exited the van. In his written statement (encl. 2a 2c), [redacted] stated that four officers exited this van. [redacted] described PO Arias a black or Hispanic male who was about 5'11" to 6' tall, muscular, had black hair and was in uniform. [redacted] later saw from his shield that his name was "Arias" and his shield number was "27250." PO Arias approached [redacted] and asked him what he was doing in front of the building. In his written statement (encl. 2a 2c), [redacted] stated that PO Arias asked him whether he had any weapons. He did not mention this in his interview with the CCRB (encl. 4a – 4d). [redacted] replied that he was waiting for his mother.
PO Arias told [redacted] to remove his hands from his pocket and turn around (Allegation A). Meanwhile, PO Ruiz instructed [redacted] to face the wall (Allegation B). [redacted] complied and [redacted] never saw any officers come into physical contact with [redacted] PO Arias grasped [redacted] left shoulder with one hand, pulled him around until he was facing the door of his building and kicked his legs apart (Allegation C). PO Arias then patted [redacted] left side (Allegation D), felt inside his left front pocket and removed his ID (Allegation E). PO Arias then patted [redacted] right side (Within Allegation D),...
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