| Officer: | Gavin, Joseph |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Asian Male, 29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Question |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Gavin, Joseph |
| Complainant: | Asian Male, 29 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (No Recommendations) |
| Officer: | Gavin, Joseph |
| Complainant: | Asian Male, 29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (No Recommendations) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin, Joseph | Asian Male, 29 | Abuse of Authority: Question | Exonerated |
| Gavin, Joseph | Asian Male, 29 | Discourtesy: Word | Substantiated (No Recommendations) |
| Gavin, Joseph | Asian Male, 29 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Substantiated (No Recommendations) |
Further details on conclusions.
On July 25, 2015, at approximately 10:30 p.m., [redacted] and his friend [redacted] and her boyfriend [redacted] left Risotteria Melotti, a restaurant located at 309 East 5th Street, in Manhattan after having dinner. After they exited the restaurant, [redacted] and [redacted] stopped in front of 315 5th Street to observe a pigeon statue. [redacted] took a receipt that he had been holding and threw it in the general direction of the statue. PO Joseph Gavin, of the 9th Precinct, approached [redacted] and stated, "Hey what the fuck are you doing?" (Allegation A and B). PO Gavin also told [redacted] that he was going to put his fist through his teeth or punch him in the teeth (Allegation B). When [redacted] asked PO Gavin who he was, he responded by saying that he was an off duty officer and if he wasn't an off duty officer he would have taken [redacted] and thrown him through a window (Allegation B continued). PO Gavin then entered the 9th Precinct station house.
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