Complaint #201502116,
March 15, 2015

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lalwani, Rajesh
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Lalwani, Rajesh
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diaz, Francisco
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Lalwani, Rajesh Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Lalwani, Rajesh Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Diaz, Francisco Black Male, 29 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'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

Lalwani, Rajesh
Formalized Training

Summary

On March 15, 2015, at approximately 4:00 a.m., at 1556 Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn, [redacted] had recently left Tracks Bar, which was located at 1556 Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn, with [redacted] and [redacted] Following an argument with two female bar patrons, [redacted] was stopped by PO Francisco Diaz and his unidentified partner. [redacted] asked PO Diaz for his name and shield number. Prior to providing his information to [redacted], PO Diaz allegedly used the word "fuck" toward [redacted] (allegation A). As PO Diaz was speaking with [redacted], a car was doing burnouts down the block. PO Diaz and his partner went to deal with the unrelated incident, at which time an officer told [redacted] to "get the fuck out of the car" (allegation B). The officers soon returned to [redacted] and PO Diaz issued [redacted] a summons for [redacted]. [redacted] and [redacted] went to the 69th Precinct stationhouse later that same day to file a complaint about PO Diaz's conduct during the stop. [redacted] and [redacted] spoke with Sgt. Rajesh Lalwani, who told [redacted] that he could not make a complaint at the stationhouse (allegation C). Sgt. Lalwani pointed to the CCRB's phone number which was featured on a board above the desk. [redacted] and [redacted] asked Sgt. Lalwani for his name, which he wrote down on a piece of paper. After realizing that they could not read Sgt. Lalwani's handwriting, they returned to the stationhouse and asked Sgt. Lalwani for his shield number. Sgt. Lalwani verbally provided an incorrect number several times before [redacted] read the correct numbers from the shield on his chest (allegation D). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 15, 2015
Received: March 23, 2015
Closed: October 8, 2015

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 69th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Martin Biliski, Kevin Oconnell
Video evidence collected