Complaint #201603149,
April 11, 2016

Officer: Humphrey, Ronald
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Filed
Officer: Humphrey, Ronald
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Smalls, Terrance
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Humphrey, Ronald
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Smalls, Terrance
Complainant: Black Male, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Humphrey, Ronald Black Male, 19 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: Filed
Humphrey, Ronald Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Smalls, Terrance Black Male, 19 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Humphrey, Ronald Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Smalls, Terrance Black Male, 19 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Humphrey, Ronald
No penalty

Smalls, Terrance
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On April 11, 2016, at approximately 2:40 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] were walking north bound along Springfield Boulevard towards the Q77/Q85 bus stop in Queens when they observed a marked police van slowly driving in the same direction. Inside of this van, [redacted] observed PO Ronald Humphrey and PO Terrance Smalls of the 103rd/105th Precinct Mobile Unit. [redacted] approached the front passenger side of the van where PO Humphrey was seated and asked for his name and shield number. PO Humphrey verbally provided [redacted] with his name and shield number. After obtaining this information, [redacted] returned to the sidewalk where [redacted] was waiting. PO Humphrey and PO Smalls then exited their vehicle and approached [redacted] on the sidewalk (Allegations A and B). PO Smalls told [redacted] to walk away and [redacted] complied. PO Humphrey then asked [redacted] for his identification. [redacted] refused to provide his identification and asked why he needed to provide it. PO Humphrey replied that he was going to issue him a summons for loitering. PO Smalls then allegedly shoved [redacted] towards PO Humphrey (Allegation C). PO Humphrey asked for [redacted]s identification again and [redacted] complied. PO Humphrey returned to the police van while PO Smalls stayed with [redacted] Approximately five minutes later, PO Humphrey returned and asked [redacted] to provide his first name. [redacted] refused and stated that his name could clearly be read on his identification. PO Humphrey then said [redacted] "Bro do you know what is so funny about ya'll, if ya'll we're in Jamaica you would have had your ass kicked right about now" and "If ya'll were in Jamaica, ya'll would have gotten the shit slapped out of you right about now" (Allegation D).
After obtaining [redacted]s first name, PO Humphrey returned to the police van. During this time, Sgt. Nina Dill and PO Nartasha O'Neil of the 103rd/105th Precinct Mobile Unit arrived on scene as school let out and a crowd of students began to gather. Approximately ten... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 11, 2016
Received: April 13, 2016
Closed: November 2, 2016

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 105th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Nina Dill, Natarsha Vann
Video evidence collected