Complaint #201503501,
April 22, 2015

Officer: Acevedo, Joel
Complainant: Male, 38
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Acevedo, Joel Male, 38 Discourtesy: Word 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 April 22, 2015, at approximately 9:00 p.m., [redacted] was in his home, which is located on [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] Is cousin and roommate, [redacted] arrived back at their home at that time as well, and was in the midst of a drug overdose. [redacted] called 911, and an ambulance arrived several minutes later. Six uniformed police officers arrived to accompany the ambulance. [redacted] waited in the hallway outside of his apartment with the officers while the EMTs worked on [redacted]. During that time, PO Joel Acevedo started joking around with the other officers, and stated, "You know what I do with junkies? I grab them by the head and slap them around. I'll kick them in the balls" (Allegation A). [redacted] was eventually brought out to an ambulance, removed to [redacted] and the officers left without further incident. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 22, 2015
Received: May 4, 2015
Closed: September 4, 2015

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 66th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Jason Alter, James Jaiman, Sammy Kwan, Alden Lee, Joel Ramirez
Video evidence collected