Complaint #201404985,
May 14, 2014

Officer: Cruzado, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Cruzado, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 35
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cruzado, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 35
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cruzado, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 35
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cruzado, Christopher Black Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Cruzado, Christopher Black Male, 35 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Cruzado, Christopher Black Male, 35 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Cruzado, Christopher Black Male, 35 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated

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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalty

Cruzado, Christopher
Command Discipline - A
Command Discipline - A / Command Level Instructions

Summary

On May 14, 2014, at approximately 8:05 p.m., [redacted] parked his car by the corner of 107th Avenue and 157th Street in Queens and was stopped by PO Christopher Cruzado (Allegation A), who was accompanied by PO Carlos Cano; both officers were assigned to Queens South Gang Squad. PO Cruzado opened [redacted] Is car door and pointed a gun at [redacted] (Allegation B). [redacted] alleged that PO Cruzado said, "Do you want me to shoot you? I'll put a bullet in you," and "What the fuck does that mean to me?" (Allegations C and D). [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 14, 2014
Received: May 21, 2014
Closed: March 6, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 103rd Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Carlos Cano
Video evidence collected