Complaint #201605007,
June 4, 2016

Summary

On June 4, 2016, at approximately 4:30 a.m., [redacted] was walking by himself on Valentine Avenue between East Fordham Road and East 192nd Street in the Bronx. He had been waiting in line outside of a Footlocker shoe store located at East Fordham Road and Valentine Avenue in anticipation of a sneaker that was being released later that morning, but had decided to leave the line to retrieve some items from his home, and then he would return to the Footlocker. As [redacted] was walking, a marked police vehicle carrying PO Brian Doherty, PO Edmundo Rivera, and PO Joel Ayala, all of the 52nd Precinct, pulled up next to [redacted] The officers asked [redacted] where he was going, and he told them he was walking home. The officers exited the vehicle and approached [redacted] and he turned and started walking south away from the officers (Allegations A, B, and C). PO Rivera pointed his gun at [redacted] and told him to get down on the ground (Allegation D). The officers grabbed [redacted]'s arms, tripped him onto the ground, and placed him in handcuffs (Allegations E, F, and G). The officers then kicked [redacted] approximately six times on his chest and feet (Allegation H, I, and J). PO Ayala patted [redacted] down and felt inside of his waistband, making direct physical contact with [redacted]'s genitals and also feeling between his buttocks (Allegation K). [redacted] did not have any ID, so the officers transported him to the 52nd Precinct stationhouse to verify his identity and issue him summonses for disorderly conduct. At the stationhouse, [redacted] was taken to a back room by PO Rivera, who also searched inside of [redacted]'s waistband, making contact with [redacted]'s genitals while doing so (Allegation L). [redacted] began struggling and yelling due to the manner in which PO Rivera was searching him. An unidentified female officer entered the room at that time and searched inside of [redacted]'s waistband in the same manner that PO Ayala and PO Rivera had done (Allegation M). Once the officers were done... Read report for details.