Complaint #201401786,
February 8, 2014

Officer: Volkan, John
Complainant: Female, 70
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Volkan, John
Complainant: Female, 70
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pimentel, Angel
Complainant: Female, 70
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Villacis, Christian
Complainant: Female, 70
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pimentel, Angel
Complainant: Black Male, 70
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female, 70-74
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Volkan, John Female, 70 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Volkan, John Female, 70 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Pimentel, Angel Female, 70 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Villacis, Christian Female, 70 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Pimentel, Angel Black Male, 70 Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Exonerated
Unknown Officer Female, 70-74 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Unknown Officer Male Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Alleged Victim Unavailable

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.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On February 8, 2014 at approximately 9:23 p.m., officers, including Sgt. John Volkan of the 67th Precinct, responded to [redacted] Is residence at [redacted] in Brooklyn, following a call involving a tenant dispute between [redacted] and several other individuals. According to [redacted] when approximately twenty officers responded, she invited them into her apartment, and interacted with six officers in her bedroom. Individuals whom she identified as [redacted] identified by the investigation as [redacted] and [redacted] allegedly had broken down [redacted] s front door and removed her belongings. Other individuals, whom she identified as [redacted] and ''[redacted] but who were identified by the investigation as [redacted] were also present for this conversation and claimed that [redacted] and [redacted] s apartment belonged to them. An officer who allegedly identified himself verbally as "Walton" upon [redacted] Is request for his name, and who the investigation identified as Sgt. John Volkan of the 67th Precinct, asked [redacted] "Where's your ID? Where's your lease?" [redacted] explained that those items were outside on the sidewalk with her belongings, and she would need to go look for them. Sgt. Volkan responded, "I can't wait for that. My patience is running out. You're going to have to leave." [redacted] said, "I'm not going anywhere. Why should I leave my apartment?" Sgt. Volkan replied, "If you don't leave the apartment, I'm going to arrest you" (Allegation A). [redacted] then left the location. She was neither arrested nor issued a summons during this interaction.
On February 23, 2014, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers again responded to [redacted] s residence, this time, following her phone call regarding a dispute with tenants of the building. [redacted] was sitting in the front passenger's seat of her blue Hummer H3 across the street from her residence with [redacted] who was the driver, and whom she identified as the landlord of the building, and another individual she identified as... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 8, 2014
Received: February 24, 2014
Closed: May 11, 2015

Reason for contact: Regulatory inspection
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Thaher Ahmed, Daniel Meade, Gene Ruda