Complaint #201605733,
June 30, 2016

Officer: Martinez, Robinson
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Martinez, Robinson
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Martinez, Robinson
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ortiz, Frederic
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Ortiz, Frederic
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Antoniades, John
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Martinez, Robinson Black Male, 25 Force: Gun Pointed Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Martinez, Robinson Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Martinez, Robinson Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Ortiz, Frederic Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Ortiz, Frederic Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Other Exonerated
Antoniades, John Black Male, 25 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

At approximately 2:43 am on June 30, 2016, [redacted] was on his way to work as an [redacted] in Manhattan. He was driving a U-Haul truck, which he was using to transport a motorcycle to have it repaired by a coworker. The motorcycle belonged to [redacted] s cousin, [redacted] On his way to [redacted] took a detour through Manhattan's financial district, to retrace his steps in search of his cellphone, which he had lost earlier that day. PO Robinson Martinez and Sergeant Frederic Ortiz, who were assigned to the area to investigate a pattern of motorcycle thefts, noticed the U-Haul and followed it for several blocks in an unmarked RMP. PO Martinez and Sgt. Ortiz lost sight of [redacted] after he parked and exited the truck at the corner of Nassau Street and Maiden Lane to search for his cellphone on foot. PO Martinez, now on foot after exiting the RMP, located and observed [redacted] as he returned to the truck around 10 minutes later. When [redacted] opened the back gate of the truck to check on the motorcycle before continuing to drive to work, PO Martinez saw the motorcycle and stopped [redacted] at gunpoint (Allegations A and B). After [redacted] was placed in handcuffs, PO John Antoniades, PO Martinez, and Sgt. Ortiz entered the back of the U-Haul truck to obtain the motorcycle's license plate number (Allegations C, D, and E). While still on the scene, [redacted] provided the name of his cousin, [redacted] as the owner of the motorcycle. PO Martinez and Sgt. Ortiz called Central Command to request the name of the plate number's registered owner. When Central Command notified Sgt. Ortiz that the license plates were in fact registered to a [redacted] was detained and brought to the 1st Precinct stationhouse (Allegations F and G). Later the same morning, PO Martinez and Sgt. Ortiz and brought [redacted] to the 1st Precinct, at which point he told the officers he had sold the motorcycle to [redacted] was released at approximately 11:20 am with a voided arrest. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 30, 2016
Closed: December 15, 2016

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 1st Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Video evidence collected