Complaint #201508604,
October 1, 2015

Officer: Chalen, Johnny
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Perez, Jasen
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Perez, Jasen
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Perez, Jasen
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 28
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Perez, Jasen
Complainant: Hispanic Male
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Perez, Jasen
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 24
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Chalen, Johnny
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Chalen, Johnny Hispanic Male, 21 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Perez, Jasen Hispanic Male Abuse of Authority: Other Unsubstantiated
Perez, Jasen Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Perez, Jasen Hispanic Male, 28 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Perez, Jasen Hispanic Male Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Perez, Jasen Hispanic Male, 24 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Chalen, Johnny Hispanic Male, 21 Abuse of Authority: Other Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Summary

On October 1, 2015, at approximately 7 p.m., [redacted] his brother [redacted] his cousin [redacted] and his friend [redacted] were standing and talking amongst each other in front of the apartment building located at [redacted] in the Bronx. As [redacted] began walking away from the group towards [redacted] PO Johnny Chalen, PO Jasen Perez, Sgt. Laura Barbato, and PO Valdrin Nikqi of the 46th Precinct arrived at the location and exited their unmarked RMP. The officers immediately approached [redacted] and briefly spoke with him before PO Chalen placed him in handcuffs. While PO Chalen was handcuffing [redacted] and an unknown amount of unidentified individuals began gathering near [redacted] and [redacted] started to video record the incident with his cell phone.
[redacted] yelled for [redacted] to video record what was happening. When [redacted] took out his cell phone in order to video record the incident, PO Perez allegedly told him, "If you record, I'm taking you too" (Allegation A and Allegation B). [redacted] asked the officers why [redacted] was being arrested and in response, PO Perez allegedly told him, "Shut up or I'll arrest you too" (Allegation C). When [redacted] yelled a second time for [redacted] to video record the incident, PO Chalen told him, "Stop being a little bitch. Shut up" (Allegation D). When [redacted] asked the officers why [redacted] was being arrested, PO Perez physically guided [redacted] in front of [redacted] in an effort to obstruct [redacted] video recording (Allegation E). As [redacted] was being escorted to the unmarked RMP, PO Perez told [redacted] "Get the fuck out of here. Look at this guy trying to be a fucking street lawyer" (Allegation F).
[redacted] was transported to the 46th Precinct stationhouse and released later that same night with three summonses issued by PO Chalen for littering, obstructing pedestrian traffic, and refusal to disperse (Allegation G).
The CCRB found evidence suggesting that PO Perez provided a false official statement regarding this incident... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 1, 2015
Received: October 9, 2015
Closed: May 6, 2016

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 46th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Laura Barbato, Valdrin Nikqi
Video evidence collected