| Officer: | Pizarro, Alberto |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: | APU Not guilty |
| Officer: | Pizarro, Alberto |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Pizarro, Alberto |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: | APU Guilty |
| Officer: | Pizarro, Alberto |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: | APU Not guilty |
| Officer: | Kourakos, Joseph |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Pizarro, Alberto |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: | APU Guilty |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizarro, Alberto | Black Male, 25 | Force: Physical force | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty | |||
| Pizarro, Alberto | Black Male, 25 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Unknown Officer | Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn | Officer(s) Unidentified | |
| Pizarro, Alberto | Black Male, 25 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty | |||
| Pizarro, Alberto | Black Male, 25 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty | |||
| Kourakos, Joseph | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Substantiated (Charges) | |
| Pizarro, Alberto | Black Male, 25 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty | |||
Further details on conclusions.
Since this incident stemming from November 8, 2013, an article in the Daily News published April 11, 2014, revealed that the subject officers, Lt. Joseph Kourakos, and Det. Alberto Pizarro as well as a witness officer, Det. Peter Valentin, all from Narcotics Borough Bronx, have been placed on modified duty as a result of an IAB investigation that found that they fabricated information from an informant to obtain search warrants (see Board Review: Daily News Article). As of the date of this report, these three officers have been served charges and specifications for two unrelated incidents where such actions took place during September and October of 2014. [redacted]
On November 8, 2013, at approximately 6:30 p.m., [redacted] exited his building located at [redacted] in the Bronx, to throw away the garbage. Within seconds, he returned to the entrance of the building and was followed inside by a team of officers assigned to Narcotics Borough Bronx, all in plainclothes. Det. Alberto Pizarro stopped [redacted] in the vestibule and immediately frisked and searched him (Allegations A, B and C). The remainder of the officers, Det. Carlos Marchena, Lt. Joseph Kourakos, Det. Anthony Rumph, Det. Jose Cintron, and Det. Peter Valentin all went up to the second floor immediately and had no interactions with [redacted] who resides in [redacted] was handcuffed and was seated in the hallway. While Det. Cintron remained with him, officers allegedly drew their guns (Allegation D). Lt. Kourakos and the remainder of the above mentioned team entered [redacted] (Allegation E). [redacted] father and [redacted] child's mother, protested the officer's entry and the officers exited the residence. [redacted] was un-cuffed and eventually interacted with Det. Pizarro punched him once in the face (Allegation F). [redacted] made a general request for name and shield numbers, and Det. Pizarro acknowledged hearing the request but refused to provide the information (Allegation G). The officers left the location without making any arrest or...
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