Complaint #201605058,
June 3, 2016

Officer: Vivar, Vicente
Complainant: Asian Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Vivar, Vicente
Complainant: Asian Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Vivar, Vicente
Complainant: Asian Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Vivar, Vicente
Complainant: Asian Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Vivar, Vicente
Complainant: Asian Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Tarver, Richard
Complainant: Asian Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Vivar, Vicente Asian Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Vivar, Vicente Asian Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Vivar, Vicente Asian Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Vivar, Vicente Asian Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Vivar, Vicente Asian Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Tarver, Richard Asian Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Question 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.


Penalty

Vivar, Vicente
Formalized Training

Summary

On June 3, 2016, at approximately 7:40 pm, [redacted] stood beside his parked vehicle on Springfield Boulevard and 146th Avenue in Queens and smoked what he said was a tobacco cigarette. As [redacted] threw the butt of this cigarette on the ground in front of him, PO Vicente Vivar and PO Richard Tarver, both in uniform and of the 105th Precinct, passed by in a marked RMP driven by PO Tarver. Both officers smelled the odor of marijuana, and PO Tarver promptly turned the vehicle around to approach [redacted].
Upon exiting the vehicle, PO Vivar and PO Tarver approached [redacted] and questioned him about whether he had been smoking marijuana (Allegation A, Allegation B), which [redacted] denied. PO Vivar and [redacted] then continued to engage in a back and forth of PO Vivar accusing [redacted] of smoking marijuana and [redacted] denying it and stating instead that he was smoking a tobacco cigarette.
PO Vivar then instructed [redacted] to empty his pockets (Allegation C, Allegation D), and stand with his hands atop the roof of his car. [redacted] did so without hesitation, and removed coins and his car keys from his right pants pocket, house keys and his phone from his left pants pocket, and cash from his back pocket. [redacted] stood with his hands atop his car, at which point PO Vivar frisked him from head to toe (Allegation E); neither officer went inside [redacted]s pockets or under his clothing. Following the frisk, PO Vivar asked [redacted] for his license and identification. PO Vivar then instructed [redacted] to open the trunk of the vehicle and to present the items inside for PO Vivar's viewing (Allegation F).
PO Vivar issued [redacted] summons #[redacted] for a [redacted] (Board Review 01) Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 3, 2016
Received: June 13, 2016
Closed: September 19, 2016

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 105th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued