| Officer: | Guerriere, Darren |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 22 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Guerriere, Darren |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 17 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Rene, David |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 22 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 15-17 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 15-17 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Maguire, John |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 22 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guerriere, Darren | Hispanic Male, 22 | Force: Physical force | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Guerriere, Darren | Hispanic Male, 17 | Discourtesy: Word | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Rene, David | Hispanic Male, 22 | Force: Physical force | Unfounded |
| Unknown Officer | Hispanic Male, 15-17 | Discourtesy: Word | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Unknown Officer | Hispanic Male, 15-17 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unfounded |
| Maguire, John | Hispanic Male, 22 | Discourtesy: Word | Substantiated (Charges) |
Further details on conclusions.
On January 20, 2014, at 4:15 a.m., [redacted] was with his brother [redacted] his cousins [redacted] and [redacted] (last names unknown), and his friend [redacted] outside of a taco stand at Roosevelt Avenue and Elmhurst Avenue in Queens. As they waited for their order, PO John Maguire and PO David Park of Patrol Borough Queens North walked past the group four times and looked at them. [redacted] asked [redacted] what the officers were doing and why they were looking at the group waiting for food. [redacted] told [redacted] to ignore them.
The fourth time the officers walked past, PO Maguire said, “Enjoy your tacos, you little punk" (Allegation A). [redacted] became highly irate after PO Maguire made this statement, which was captured in video provided by IAB (attached to IA numbers 156, 158, and 159). In those videos, PO Maguire asked [redacted] multiple times for his identification-requests which [redacted] refused. PO Park issued multiple commands to the group to "take a walk" and not get too close to the officers. [redacted] took out his phone to record the interaction. [redacted] and PO Maguire stood several feet from each other as they spoke.
PO Darren Guerriere and PO David Rene of the 110th Precinct then arrived at the location. PO Guerriere approached [redacted] without saying anything. As [redacted] backed away from PO Maguire, PO Guerriere grabbed the front of [redacted]'s jacket with both hands, pushed [redacted]'s back against a storefront gate, and tackled him to the ground (Allegation B). This was shown in a video taken by [redacted] which was subsequently uploaded to Youtube (encl. 14L, attached to IA #25 and IA #157).
Five officers approached to assist PO Guerriere to handcuff [redacted]. [redacted] screamed that an officer, later identified as PO Guerriere, was punching [redacted] (Allegation B). Approximately 45 seconds after [redacted] ended up on the ground, PO Guerriere punched [redacted] in the side of his body with his right fist approximately four times. Officers issued numerous...
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