Complaint #201405549,
May 17, 2014

Officer: Villafana, July
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Villafana, July
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Jean, Perry
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Lazzaro, Johnathan
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Lazzaro, Johnathan
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Lazzaro, Johnathan
Complainant: Black Male, 21
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Jean, Perry
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 21-24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Villafana, July Hispanic Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Villafana, July Hispanic Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Jean, Perry Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Lazzaro, Johnathan Black Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Lazzaro, Johnathan Black Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Lazzaro, Johnathan Black Male, 21 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Jean, Perry Black Male, 19 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 21-24 Abuse of Authority: Stop Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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.


Penalties

Jean, Perry
Formalized Training

Lazzaro, Johnathan
Formalized Training

Villafana, July
Formalized Training

Summary

On May 17, 2014 at a time determined by the investigation as approximately 8:20 p.m., PO Johnathan Lazzaro, PO Danny Williams, PO July Villafana, and PO Perry Jean of PSA 8 engaged in a foot pursuit of an unidentified robbery suspect into [redacted] in the Bronx, which is part of the [redacted] NYCHA development. Shortly after, an unidentified uniformed male officer of an unknown command allegedly stopped [redacted] and [redacted] as he entered the building lobby (Allegation A).
At 9:50 p.m., PO Lazzaro, PO Williams, PO Villafana, and PO Jean stopped [redacted] and his friends [redacted] inside the park in the rear of [redacted] next to [redacted] and [redacted]. PO Lazzaro, PO Villafana, and PO Jean frisked [redacted] respectively (Allegations B, C, and D). PO Lazzaro searched [redacted] while PO Villafana searched [redacted] and his bookbag (Allegations E and F). PO Lazzaro allegedly told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" (Allegation G). [redacted] alleged that PO Jean said to [redacted] "Shut up, you think you know everything, bitch" (Allegation H). The men were summonsed for remaining in the park after dark. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 17, 2014
Received: June 6, 2014
Closed: July 21, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Park
In NYPD 43rd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Justin Tam, Danny Williams