Complaint #201507225,
August 26, 2015

Officer: Chatterton, Keith
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Mcleish, Kevin
Complainant: White Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Chatterton, Keith
Complainant: White Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Chatterton, Keith Hispanic Male Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Mcleish, Kevin White Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Chatterton, Keith White Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Chatterton, Keith
Command Discipline - A

Mcleish, Kevin
Command Discipline - A

Summary

At approximately 8:12 a.m. on August 26, 2015, [redacted] rode by a Home Depot, located at 525 DeKalb Avenue, in Brooklyn, on his bicycle. He saw that a marked car containing two officers, PO Keith Chatterton and PO Kevin McLeish, stopped in front of a group of day laborers. [redacted] overheard PO Chatterton tell the laborers not to "play fucking games" with him (Allegation A). PO Chatterton then drove away.
[redacted] followed the officers' vehicle, catching up to them at the intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Pulaski Street. [redacted] asked PO Chatterton for his shield number. PO Chatterton asked [redacted] why he wanted the information. [redacted] replied that he was concerned with PO Chatterton's use of profanity against the day laborers. He then repeated his request. PO Chatterton told [redacted] "Have a nice day." He then drove his car several feet forward (Allegation B). [redacted] however, pursued PO Chatterton, and repeated his request. This time, PO Chatterton provided his shield number.
[redacted] then turned left onto Pulaski Street. The officers' RMP also turned left. Both [redacted] and the RMP continued driving for another block, until they both came to a stop at a red light at the intersection of Pulaski Street and Marcy Avenue. PO Chatterton asked [redacted] if he knew how many complaints that had been filed regarding the day laborers. [redacted] replied that he did not care about the complaints, and was only concerned with PO Chatterton's use of language. When the light changed to green, [redacted] started to pull away. PO Chatterton, however, told him to pull over (Allegation C).
Once [redacted] stopped, PO McLeish exited the RMP and spoke to [redacted] directly. He asked [redacted] for his identification. [redacted] stated that he had a problem with PO McLeish's request, but complied with it nonetheless. PO McLeish then asked [redacted] why he had asked PO Chatterton for his shield number. [redacted] replied that he was concerned with PO Chatterton's use of profanity. PO McLeish started... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 26, 2015
Received: August 27, 2015
Closed: December 8, 2015

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected