| Officer: | Mcavoy, Michael |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18-20 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Lopez, Steven |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Lopez, Steven |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Mcavoy, Michael |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Tancredi, John |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Female, 35-39 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Female, 35-39 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer: | Tancredi, John |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcavoy, Michael | Black Male, 18 | Force: Physical force | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Unknown Officer | Black Male, 18-20 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Lopez, Steven | Black Male, 18 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Exonerated |
| Lopez, Steven | Black Male, 18 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated |
| Mcavoy, Michael | Black Male, 18 | Discourtesy: Word | Unfounded |
| Tancredi, John | Black Male, 18 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Unknown Officer | Female, 35-39 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Unknown Officer | Female, 35-39 | Discourtesy: Word | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Tancredi, John | Black Male, 18 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On January 19, 2015, at approximately 3:15 p.m., [redacted] was standing outside of [redacted] in Staten Island with [redacted]. An unmarked police vehicle pulled up in front of them, and four police officers in plainclothes, Det. Steven Lopez, Sgt. John Tancredi, PO Christopher Eng, and PO Gregory Howard, exited and approached [redacted] became nervous, and took a step back to flee from the officers. Det. Lopez grabbed [redacted]'s arm, and told him that he fit the description of an armed robbery suspect (Allegation A). Det. Lopez frisked [redacted] (Allegation B), despite his protests, and [redacted] told [redacted] to run upstairs and get his mother, [redacted] from inside of [redacted].
[redacted] complained to the officers while Det. Lopez frisked him, prompting Sgt. Tancredi to say, "You want to be a dickhead? We're gonna arrest you right now and bring you to the precinct" (Allegations C and D). Another police vehicle pulled up, and a civilian in that car identified that [redacted] was not the robbery suspect.
[redacted] was told to have a nice day, and he started walking towards the entrance of [redacted]. At this point, approximately five police vehicles were parked outside of the building, and a large group of police officers had formed. [redacted] and [redacted] exited the building, and [redacted] started to recount to [redacted] what had happened outside of the building. PO Michael McAvoy, a uniformed officer who had arrived on the scene, started yelling at [redacted]. [redacted] in turn began to yell insults and profanities towards PO McAvoy. PO McAvoy replied, "Oh yeah? You fucking tough guy?" (Allegation E).
[redacted] and [redacted] started walking back towards the entrance of the building. [redacted] and PO McAvoy continued shouting at each other as they did so. As [redacted] and [redacted] were at the doorway to the vestibule of the building, PO McAvoy ran over to them, and punched [redacted] on the left side of his head (Allegation F), causing [redacted] to stumble into the vestibule.
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