Complaint #201410941,
October 24, 2014

Officer: Stclaire, Christine
Complainant: Black, 15
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Askew, Alvin
Complainant: Black, 15
Allegation: Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Stclaire, Christine Black, 15 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Unsubstantiated
Askew, Alvin Black, 15 Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 October 24, 2014, at approximately 3:00 p.m., [redacted] was on the L-Train Platform at the Broadway-Junction subway station in Brooklyn. He was on the Manhattan-bound L-Train platform and noticed a male, identified via the investigation as [redacted] that he has ongoing problems with standing on the same platform. [redacted] and [redacted] immediately got into a physical altercation on the platform. Two uniformed officers identified via the investigation as Sgt. Christine St. Claire and PO Alvin Askew of Transit District 33 responded to the platform from downstairs.
Sgt. St. Claire and PO Askew took out their asps and struck [redacted] in the knees (Allegations A and B). [redacted] fell to the ground and PO Askew handcuffed him by himself. Sgt. St. Claire then handcuffed [redacted] and [redacted] were escorted to the Transit District 33 stationhouse which is located on the lower-level of the subway station. [redacted] was released about 30-40 minutes later without the issuance of a summons or a juvenile report and was escorted back onto the platform by an unidentified officer. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 24, 2014
Received: October 25, 2014
Closed: September 4, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Jason Bennett, Adam Geslak, Kuran Jones