Complaint #201604265,
May 16, 2016

Officer: Meyer, Raymond
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Officer: Sanchez, Lawrence
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Sanchez, Lawrence
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Meyer, Raymond
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Officer: Meyer, Raymond
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Sanchez, Lawrence
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Meyer, Raymond
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Meyer, Raymond
Complainant: Black Male, 27
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Officer: Meyer, Raymond
Complainant: Black Male, 40
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Meyer, Raymond
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Meyer, Raymond
Complainant: Black Male, 16
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Officer: Meyer, Raymond
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 29
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Meyer, Raymond Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Formalized Training)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Sanchez, Lawrence Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Sanchez, Lawrence Black Male, 40 Discourtesy: Word Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Meyer, Raymond Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest Substantiated (Formalized Training)
NYPD Disposition: Formalized Training
Meyer, Raymond Black Male, 16 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Sanchez, Lawrence Black Male, 16 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Meyer, Raymond Black Male, 16 Force: Pepper spray Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Meyer, Raymond Black Male, 27 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest Substantiated (Formalized Training)
NYPD Disposition: No Disciplinary Action-DUP
Meyer, Raymond Black Male, 40 Discourtesy: Word Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Meyer, Raymond Black Male, 16 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Meyer, Raymond Black Male, 16 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Unknown Officer Black Male, 40-44 Discourtesy: Word Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Unknown Officer Black Male, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Unknown Officer Black Male, 40-44 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Meyer, Raymond Hispanic Female, 29 Force: Pepper spray Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated

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.
'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

Meyer, Raymond
Formalized Training

Sanchez, Lawrence
Formalized Training

Summary

On May 16, 2016, at approximately 8:30 p.m., in front of [redacted] Lt. Raymond Meyer and PO Lawrence Sanchez of the 41st Precinct stopped [redacted] cousin, [redacted] (Allegations A and B). [redacted] her husband, [redacted] and her brother-in-law, [redacted] gathered at the scene. [redacted] filmed a portion of this incident on her cell phone. When [redacted] asked why [redacted] had been stopped, PO Sanchez allegedly told [redacted] "I don't need to tell you shit" (Allegation C).
Lt. Meyer arrested [redacted] for disorderly conduct: obstructing traffic and resisting arrest (Allegation D) (BR 02). In the course of effecting this arrest, Lt. Meyer and PO Sanchez brought [redacted] to the ground (Allegations E and F). Once on the ground, Lt. Meyer allegedly pepper sprayed [redacted] (Allegation G).
PO Sanchez requested additional units to the scene. When they arrived, Lt. Meyer instructed them to arrest [redacted] and [redacted] for obstructing governmental administration (Allegation H) (BR 03-05). Lt. Meyer then told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up," (Allegation I) before pepper spraying [redacted] and [redacted] in quick succession (Allegation J). PO Sanchez told [redacted] "I told y'all to back the fuck up and you didn't back the fuck up so all y'all are going to jail" (subsumed under Allegation C).
Upon arrival to the 41st Precinct stationhouse, [redacted] was allegedly strip-searched (Allegation K). [redacted] was initially escorted to a private holding cell at the rear of the stationhouse. Officers under the supervision of Lt. Meyer dragged [redacted] on the floor from this private holding cell to the general population holding cell at the front of the stationhouse (Allegation L).
[redacted] requested that officers escort him from the holding cell to the bathroom. An unidentified officer told him, "Hold the fuck on," and, "Wait a fucking minute." (Allegation M) The officer also threatened to "fuck [redacted] up." (Allegation N) Officers eventually came to escort [redacted] to the bathroom. As they... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 16, 2016
Received: May 17, 2016
Closed: December 16, 2016

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 41st Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Witness Officers: Wojciech Czech, Miroslav Maric, Jose Torres
Video evidence collected