Complaint #201509029,
October 16, 2015

Officer: Diaz, John
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Female
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Victim Unidentified
Officer: Diaz, John
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Diaz, John
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Keegan, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 14
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Diaz, John Black Male, 16 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Female Force: Physical force Victim Unidentified
Diaz, John Black Male, 16 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Diaz, John Black Male, 16 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Keegan, Sean Black Male, 14 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Uncooperative

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 October 16, 2016, [redacted] observed PO Sean Keegan of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North pursue [redacted] s cousin, [redacted] near [redacted] in Brooklyn. PO Gabriel Mendez of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North also pursued [redacted] along with two school safety agents, [redacted] and [redacted] PO Keegan caught up to [redacted] pushed him against a nearby fence, and pulled him to the ground (Allegation A). A crowd of approximately 100 high school students congregated in the vicinity of PO Keegan and [redacted] during this interaction, and Sgt. Timothy Cecchini and PO John Diaz of the 75th Precinct along with an unknown number of additional uniformed officers arrived to conduct crowd control duties. [redacted] observed an unidentified uniformed police officer push an unidentified female civilian, causing her to fall in the street (Allegation B). At this time, [redacted] approached PO Keegan and [redacted] and PO Diaz ran toward [redacted] and struck him in the right side of his face with a closed fist (Allegation C). Following this initial punch, PO Diaz swung closed fists at [redacted] Is face approximately six times (Subsumed within Allegation C). After throwing these punches, PO Diaz allegedly told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" (Allegation D). PO Diaz then allegedly used his right knee to strike [redacted] in the groin (Allegation E). PO Diaz handcuffed [redacted] and arrested him for [redacted] [redacted] sustained swelling and bruising to his right eye from PO Diaz's initial punch. He did not seek medical treatment for these injuries (Board Review 01-02). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 16, 2015
Received: October 22, 2015
Closed: March 11, 2016

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: School
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Timothy Cecchini, Gabriel Mendez
Video evidence collected