Complaint #201510474,
October 24, 2015

Officer: Rivera, John
Complainant: White Male, 43
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
Officer: Rivera, John
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rivera, John
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Civil, Mike
Complainant: White Male, 43
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
Officer: Civil, Mike
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Civil, Mike
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Civil, Mike
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Offensive Language: Sexual orientation
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Civil, Mike
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rivera, John
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Civil, Mike
Complainant: White Male, 47
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rivera, John White Male, 43 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Unavailable
Rivera, John White Male, 47 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Rivera, John White Male, 47 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Civil, Mike White Male, 43 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Unavailable
Civil, Mike White Male, 47 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Civil, Mike White Male, 47 Force: Physical force Unfounded
Civil, Mike White Male, 47 Offensive Language: Sexual orientation Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Civil, Mike White Male, 47 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Rivera, John White Male, 47 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Civil, Mike White Male, 47 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 24, 2015, at approximately 9:40 p.m., [redacted] was walking west on Mermaid Avenue in Brooklyn by himself. At the intersection of Mermaid Avenue and West 21st Street, [redacted] was grabbed by Det. John Rivera and Det. Mike Civil, both of Narcotics Borough Brooklyn South (Allegations A and B). The detectives pushed [redacted] against the side of a building, knocking one of his teeth out, chipping a second tooth, and bruising his eyes and nose (Allegations C and D).
[redacted] turned around and asked to see the officers' shields. Det. Civil responded, "I'm not showing you nothing," and while Det. Rivera showed his shield to [redacted] he covered his shield number with his fingers (Allegations E and F). Det. Civil then told [redacted] "You're nothing but a fucking faggot" (Allegation G and H). [redacted] again asked the officers for their shield numbers, which neither officer provided (subsumed within Allegations E and F).
Without saying anything, the detectives turned away from [redacted] and started running towards a male (identified by the investigation to be [redacted] who was at that time walking on the sidewalk towards [redacted] and the detectives. [redacted] had not seen [redacted] commit any crimes at that time, nor had he observed [redacted] do anything that would warrant being approached by the detectives. [redacted] turned around and started running away, but was caught and brought to the ground at the intersection of Mermaid Avenue and West 22nd Street. Det. Rivera kicked [redacted] in the face (Allegation I), and when [redacted] started yelling in response, Det. Civil kicked [redacted] in the face one time as well (Allegation J).
The detectives put [redacted] in handcuffs, and began walking him back to their vehicle. [redacted] walked next to them as they did this, and asked both detectives again for their shield numbers. Det. Civil responded, "I'm not giving you shit. I'm not showing you shit," and Det. Rivera did not say anything in response to [redacted] (subsumed within Allegations... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 24, 2015
Received: December 11, 2015
Closed: March 11, 2016
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Daniel Hachemeister, Andrew Parfenoff, Jason Reynolds