Complaint #201407298,
July 18, 2014

Officer: Munoz, Adan
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Munoz, Adan
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Munoz, Adan
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Munoz, Adan
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Munoz, Adan
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Munoz, Adan
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Munoz, Adan
Complainant: Black Male, 20
Allegation: Force: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Munoz, Adan Black Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Munoz, Adan Black Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Munoz, Adan Black Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Munoz, Adan Black Male, 20 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Munoz, Adan Black Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Munoz, Adan Black Male, 20 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Munoz, Adan Black Male, 20 Force: Other 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

Munoz, Adan
Charges and Specifications - Guilty
Vacation: 25 days

Summary

On July 18, 2014, at approximately 6:30 p.m., [redacted] was inside his apartment, located at [redacted], when he heard officers make a forcible entry into an apartment on the [redacted] floor. [redacted] lives on the [redacted] floor with his father, [redacted] friend, [redacted] was also present inside the apartment. [redacted] eventually exited his apartment, with [redacted] and was allegedly stopped by an officer, identified via investigation as Sgt. Adan Munoz from Narcotics Borough Brooklyn North (Allegation A). Thereafter, Sgt. Munoz allegedly grabbed and pushed [redacted] by his throat, causing his breathing to be restricted, and searched him, including his left pants pockets and underneath his pants (within Allegation A and Allegations B, C, and D). During the search, Sgt. Munoz allegedly stated, "Shut the fuck up" (Allegation E). After the search ended, Sgt. Munoz allegedly frisked [redacted] right pockets and refused to provide his shield number to [redacted] upon request (Allegations F and G). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 18, 2014
Received: July 21, 2014
Closed: July 21, 2015

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Residential building
In NYPD 69th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Juner Cevallos
Video evidence collected