Complaint #201411485,
November 11, 2014

Officer: Gonzalez, Krystal
Complainant: Black Female, 27
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Cain, Kevin
Complainant: Black Female, 60
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cain, Kevin
Complainant: Black Female, 60
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cain, Kevin
Complainant: Black Female, 60
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gonzalez, Krystal Black Female, 27 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Cain, Kevin Black Female, 60 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Cain, Kevin Black Female, 60 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Cain, Kevin Black Female, 60 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest 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 November 11, 2014, at approximately 10:15 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] saw officers from the 75th Precinct arresting [redacted] in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] is [redacted] son and [redacted] brother. Prior to his arrest, [redacted] who did not cooperate with the investigation, was allegedly involved, as a perpetrator, in a stabbing which left the victim dead. [redacted] was arrested in front of his house by Sgt. Robert Agate, PO Krystal Murray, PO Nicholas Martucci, and PO David Quattrocchi. A large group of civilians gathered from the neighborhood to watch the arrest. The witnesses all provided differing statements as to the force that was used to apprehend [redacted] which included allegations of punches, kicks, slaps, spitting, and placing a knee on [redacted] back (Allegation A). [redacted] approached [redacted] to determine why he was being arrested and PO Murray said, "Get the fuck back" (Allegation B). Additional police units were called to the location, including Lieutenant Kevin Cain. [redacted] attempted to approach [redacted] and Lieutenant Cain blocked her path. He pointed a Taser at her (Allegation C) and told her to "get the fuck back" (Allegation D). He told her that if she did not stop asking questions she would be "locked up" (Allegation E). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 11, 2014
Received: November 12, 2014
Closed: September 18, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Robert Agate, Nicholas Martucci, David Quattrocchi