Complaint #201404614,
May 11, 2014

Officer: Cole, Brenton
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Denicker, Thomas
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 30-34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cole, Brenton Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Officer(s) Unidentified
Denicker, Thomas Black Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 30-34 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 May 11, 2014, at approximately 11:35 a.m., officers from the 83rd Precinct respond to an assault at [redacted] in Brooklyn. Officers entered the apartment and arrested [redacted] (Allegation A). While in the apartment, an officer told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" and [redacted] asked PO Brenton Cole and PO Thomas Denicker for their badge numbers, which they told him they would provide later and did not. [redacted] asked PO Cole and PO Denicker for their badge numbers two other times during the incident (Allegations B, C, and D). [redacted] was searched incident to arrest and during the search, his cell phone was removed from his pocket. An officer took his phone and began looking through it (Allegation E). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 11, 2014
Received: May 13, 2014
Closed: June 25, 2015

Reason for contact: C/V requested investigation of crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 83rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Waheed Akhter, Jason Costa, Francisco Delgado, Michael Duran, Carlos Galarza, Joseph Giannina, Gregory Lecrann, Saeed Nieves, Joshep Palaguachi, Shaun Tanner, Chung Tong