Complaint #201600739,
January 22, 2016

Summary

On January 22, 2016, at approximately 8:19 p.m. [redacted] and three other individuals- [redacted] and [redacted] were in the fourth floor hallway of [redacted] outside of [redacted] where [redacted] and [redacted] reside. [redacted] was giving a haircut to [redacted] while [redacted] and [redacted] sat in the hallway.
PO Darrell Lowe and PO Warren Lopez of Patrol Borough Bronx were conducting a vertical patrol of [redacted] as there is a sign posted on the building indicating that it is a Clean Halls Building (Board Review 01). PO Lowe and PO Lopez arrived on the fourth floor via an elevator and reportedly observed [redacted] with a lit marijuana cigarette (Board Review 02). Video footage shows that PO Lowe and PO Lopez walked directly towards [redacted] who was out of frame of the camera, and then [redacted] walked past them and walked inside [redacted] closing the door behind him, without any apparent attempt by PO Lowe or PO Lopez to physically stop him.
After [redacted] entered his apartment, video footage shows that PO Lowe stopped, frisked, and searched [redacted] (Allegations A-C). PO Lopez then took a hold of [redacted] by his arm and did not let him go for over two minutes (Allegation D). [redacted] was not arrested or issued a summons as a result of the incident. Neither PO Lowe nor PO Lopez prepared a Stop, Question and Frisk Report regarding [redacted] (Allegations R and S). Approximately 37 seconds after [redacted] entered his apartment, his mother, [redacted] exited the apartment and walked into the fourth floor hallway to [redacted]. [redacted] remained inside the apartment, sticking his head into the hallway. [redacted] walked back inside her apartment, and PO Lowe walked behind her, entering the apartment while [redacted] s back was turned (Allegation E).
From inside his apartment, [redacted] began recording the incident on a cellphone; from outside of the apartment, [redacted] began recording the incident on a cellphone. [redacted] repeatedly told PO Lowe and PO Lopez, who joined PO Lowe in... Read report for details.