Complaint #201405978,
June 15, 2014

Officer: Curran, Peter
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Curran, Peter
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Curran, Peter
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Romero, Jose
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Curran, Peter Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Substantiated (Charges)
Curran, Peter Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Curran, Peter Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Charges)
Romero, Jose Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Curran, Peter
Forfeit vacation 5 days
Closed: Resolved by plea, December 20, 2016
APU Guilty
Forfeit vacation 5 days / Formalized Training

Summary

On June 15, 2014, at 11:59 p.m. [redacted], Sgt. Peter Curran of the 40th Precinct stopped [redacted] in his vehicle at East 138th Street and 3rd Avenue in the Bronx (Allegation A). [redacted] alleged the following: Twelve or more other officers of the 40th Precinct arrived and Sgt. Curran instructed an officer to handcuff [redacted] (Allegation B). Sgt. Curran and multiple officers who included PO Romaine Wilson of the 40th Precinct then searched [redacted]'s car (Allegation C). During the car search, PO Jose Romero of the 40th Precinct drew his gun (Allegation D). [redacted] was released with a summons for [redacted] (encl. 5d-5e). [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 15, 2014
Received: June 16, 2014
Closed: April 14, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 40th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Victor Calderin, Kevin Dempsey, Shawn Liriano, Michael Sheehan, Romaine Wilson