Complaint #201602991,
March 18, 2016

Summary

On March 18, 2016, at approximately 6:30 p.m., [redacted] and his friend [redacted] ran into [redacted] friend [redacted] at the intersection of Andrews Avenue South and West Burnside Avenue in the Bronx. [redacted] asked [redacted] for money with which to purchase food. [redacted] then gave [redacted] five dollars. [redacted] then went to the Kennedy Fried Chicken shop across the street. He left the shop while his chicken was being prepared, and then returned to [redacted] and [redacted] and walked with them towards Loring Place, to the west side of the block. [redacted] and [redacted] were stopped by PO Joseph Ierna and Sgt. Joseph Burckhard of Bronx Narcotics, stopped [redacted] and [redacted] after receiving a transmission from PO Asim Sheikh, also of Bronx Narcotics, that PO Sheikh suspected all three men of engaging in a drug transaction (Allegations A-I). Upon approaching the group, PO Ierna allegedly pointed a gun at [redacted] (Allegation J). PO Lee Arroyo then came to the scene as part of the apprehension team. PO Arroyo physically struggled with [redacted] briefly before taking him to the ground (Allegation K). [redacted] and [redacted] were then handcuffed. Two small twists of crack cocaine were retrieved from the ground by PO Sheikh. PO Ierna allegedly placed his hand in [redacted] pocket to pull out his wallet and identification while he was handcuffed (Allegation L). [redacted] was released shortly afterwards, and was not arrested or issued a summons. Read report for details.