Complaint #201507839,
September 10, 2015

Summary

On September 10, 2015, at approximately 12:47 a.m., [redacted] was standing in front of his apartment building at [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] was speaking on his cell phone with his sister and was holding a pizza box. [redacted] had been standing outside his building talking to his sister for approximately one hour. An unmarked vehicle pulled up in front of [redacted] with officers identified by the investigation as Sgt. William Diab, PO Alejandro Valderrama and PO Patrick Craig of the 77th Precinct inside. According to [redacted] PO Valderrama asked [redacted] whether he lived in the area. [redacted] replied that he did. PO Valderrama then asked where he lived. [redacted] was not aware that he was speaking to police officers and did not want to divulge his address, so he lied to PO Valderrama and stated that he lived down the street and began to walk in that direction. [redacted] claimed that PO Valderrama stated, "Well your pizza's going to get cold." and all of the officers in the vehicle exited the vehicle. [redacted] believed he was about to be robbed and ran inside his apartment building. Officers pursued [redacted] (Allegations A and B) through the stairwell onto the building roof where [redacted] hid from the officers, but PO Valderrama and Sgt. Diab found him and allegedly pointed guns at him (Allegations C and D). [redacted] was placed in a prone position on the ground. When [redacted] looked up at the officers, PO Craig allegedly kicked him in the head and told him not to look at him (Allegation E). PO Valderrama frisked [redacted] for weapons (Allegation F) and also allegedly searched inside his back pockets (Allegation G). Officers found no drugs or weapons and released [redacted] An hour later, two uniformed officers arrived in response to [redacted] s 911 call and advised him on how to file a complaint against police officers. [redacted] Read report for details.