| Officer: | Baez, Felix |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Baez, Felix |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Force: Handcuffs too tight |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Baez, Felix |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Frias, Miguel |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Baez, Felix |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Frias, Miguel |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Frias, Miguel |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Frias, Miguel |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Frias, Miguel |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Berrios, Eric |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Baez, Felix |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Baez, Felix |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Frias, Miguel |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baez, Felix | Black Male, 31 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Baez, Felix | Black Male, 31 | Force: Handcuffs too tight | Unsubstantiated |
| Baez, Felix | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Frias, Miguel | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Unsubstantiated |
| Baez, Felix | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Frias, Miguel | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Frias, Miguel | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording | Unsubstantiated |
| Frias, Miguel | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Unsubstantiated |
| Frias, Miguel | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device | Unsubstantiated |
| Berrios, Eric | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unsubstantiated |
| Baez, Felix | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Unsubstantiated |
| Baez, Felix | Black Male, 31 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Frias, Miguel | Black Male, 31 | Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On August 14, 2016, at approximately 12:10 a.m., PO Felix Baez and Sgt. Miguel Frias, of the PSA 7 Anti-Crime Team, spotted [redacted] in the area of the Webster-Butler Houses NYCHA complex, which is in the vicinity of East 171st Street and Washington Avenue in the Bronx. After walking through the complex, [redacted] was stopped by PO Baez and Sgt. Frias in the vicinity of St. Paul's Place and Washington Avenue, approximately one block from where he had first been observed by the officers (Allegations A and B). [redacted] began recording the incident on his cell phone, but Sgt. Frias took the phone from his hand (Allegation C). The officers asked [redacted] for his ID, which he provided without additional prompting. PO Baez made a phone call, and Sgt. Frias ordered [redacted] to place his bag on the ground. Sgt. Frias then allegedly searched [redacted] bag, which contained three bottles of alcohol (Allegation D). Sgt. Frias, still possessing [redacted] phone, allegedly searched the phone for approximately 30 seconds before returning it to [redacted] (Allegation E). The phone reportedly no longer contained video footage of the incident (Allegation F).
Sgt. Frias ordered [redacted] to place his hands on the hood of the RMP. [redacted] found the hood of the RMP to be hot and placed a towel on the hood to alleviate the heat form his hands as he was about to be handcuffed. PO Baez allegedly pushed [redacted] hand holding the towel off of the hood, knocking the cell phone out of [redacted] hand and cracking the screen (Allegation G). After this, PO Baez's phone lit up red, and PO Baez informed [redacted] that he was identified as a witness in an investigation and that the officers had to bring him to the PSA 7 stationhouse. The officers then handcuffed [redacted] without issue.
The officers transported [redacted] to the PSA 7 stationhouse. In transport, [redacted] complained of the tightness of his handcuffs. PO Baez allegedly told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" (Allegation H). Upon arriving at the stationhouse,...
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