| Officer: | Marte, Modesto |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Marte, Modesto |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Marte, Modesto |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Marte, Modesto |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Kontarinis, Nikolaos |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marte, Modesto | Black Male, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Unsubstantiated |
| Marte, Modesto | Black Male, 37 | Force: Physical force | Unsubstantiated |
| Marte, Modesto | Black Male, 37 | Force: Physical force | Unsubstantiated |
| Marte, Modesto | Black Male, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Unsubstantiated |
| Kontarinis, Nikolaos | Black Male, 37 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On April 16, 2016, at approximately 12:00 a.m., [redacted] stopped his car at the red light located at the intersection of Forest Avenue and Crystal Avenue in Staten Island, after he left the gas station located three blocks away from the intersection. [redacted] car was in working order, and he did not commit any traffic infractions while driving from the gas station to the above named intersection.
After [redacted] stopped his car at the red light, he noticed police lights flashing in his car's rear view mirror. [redacted] placed his car in park, and noticed that two police officers, identified via investigation as PO Modesto Marte and PO Nikolaos Kontarinis of SRG 5, exited from their marked police vehicle, and walked toward his car (Allegation A and Allegation B). PO Marte approached [redacted] car from the front driver side, while PO Kontarinis approached from the front passenger side. PO Marte asked [redacted] if he was drinking. [redacted] told PO Marte that he was not drinking. PO Marte then asked [redacted] to exit his car. [redacted] refused to exit his car, and asked PO Marte why the latter wanted him to step out of the car, and why PO Marte did not ask him for his driver's license and registration. [redacted] alleged that PO Marte then placed his hand inside of [redacted] car through the rolled down front driver side window, opened the front driver side door, grabbed [redacted] left arm, and pulled him out of the car (Allegation C and Allegation D). [redacted] asked PO Marte why he was pulling him out of the car. PO Marte did not respond to [redacted]
After [redacted] was allegedly pulled out of the car, PO Marte brought [redacted] to the back of his car, and tried to place him in handcuffs by allegedly twisting his left arm behind his back. [redacted] attempted to pull away from PO Marte; however, he lost his balance, and fell to the ground with the left side of his face making contact with the concrete. PO Marte then tried to grab [redacted] hands in order to place him in handcuffs; however,...
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