Complaint #201601569,
February 19, 2016

Officer: Pugliese, William
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pugliese, William
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pugliese, William
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pugliese, William
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gorham, Garrett
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Elias, William
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gorham, Garrett
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gorham, Garrett
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lavin, Steven
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pugliese, William
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gorham, Garrett
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gorham, Garrett
Complainant: Black Male, 48
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pugliese, William Black Male, 48 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
Pugliese, William Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated
Pugliese, William Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Pugliese, William Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Gorham, Garrett Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Elias, William Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Gorham, Garrett Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Gorham, Garrett Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Exonerated
Lavin, Steven Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Pugliese, William Black Male, 48 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Gorham, Garrett Black Male, 48 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Gorham, Garrett Black Male, 48 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'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 February 19, 2016, [redacted] was driving his car near the intersection of Kings Highway and East 98th Street in Brooklyn, when was pulled over by PO William Pugliese and PO Garrett Gorham, both of the 67th Precinct (Allegations A and B), allegedly for reckless endangerment. PO Pugliese pointed his gun at [redacted] and PO Gorham drew his gun in [redacted] presence (Allegations C and D). PO Pugliese allegedly stated, "I'm going to shoot you in your fucking face, and PO Gorham allegedly said, "Do you want to die today?" (Allegations E, F, and G). PO Gorham then allegedly pulled [redacted] out of his vehicle, allegedly pushed him against the side of a patrol car, and handcuffed him (Allegation H). PO Steven Lavin and PO William Elias, also of the 67th Precinct, then arrived on scene to take [redacted] car back to the precinct stationhouse. PO Pugliese, PO Gorham, PO Lavin, and PO Elias then all allegedly searched [redacted] car at the intersection of East 98th Street and Kings Highway (Allegations I, J, K, and L). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 19, 2016
Received: February 26, 2016
Closed: June 1, 2016

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime