| Officer: | Wallace, Courtney |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Wallace, Courtney |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: | APU Guilty |
| Officer: | Wallace, Courtney |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Wallace, Courtney |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun as club |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: | APU Guilty |
| Officer: | Wallace, Courtney |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 38 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: | APU Not guilty |
| Officer: | Wallace, Courtney |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Wallace, Courtney |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 38 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Tortora, Joseph |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace, Courtney | Black Male, 27 | Force: Physical force | Unsubstantiated |
| Wallace, Courtney | Black Male, 27 | Force: Gun Pointed | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty | |||
| Wallace, Courtney | Black Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
| Wallace, Courtney | Black Male, 27 | Force: Gun as club | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: APU Guilty | |||
| Wallace, Courtney | Black Male, 38 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Substantiated (Charges) |
| NYPD Disposition: APU Not guilty | |||
| Wallace, Courtney | Black Male, 27 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Wallace, Courtney | Black Male, 38 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Tortora, Joseph | Black Male, 27 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On September 7, 2016, at approximately 9:25 p.m., at East 61st Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue, [redacted] and [redacted] got into a traffic dispute with off duty Detective Courtney Wallace of the 81st Precinct and [redacted] and Det. Wallace argued on the street and Det. Wallace allegedly hit [redacted] on the throat (Allegation A). Det. Wallace then drew his gun and hit [redacted] with his gun (Allegation B). [redacted] alleged that Det. Wallace pointed his gun at [redacted] and [redacted] and told them, "I'm law enforcement. I'll shoot you." (Allegation C). [redacted] alleged that Det. Wallace told [redacted] "I should shoot your bitch ass." (Allegation D and E). [redacted] asked Det. Wallace to see his badge, which he never showed them (Allegation F) and [redacted] asked to see Det. Wallace's credentials to which he replied, "I don't have to show you shit." (Allegation G). Det. Wallace then got back into his vehicle and left the scene.
[redacted] and various witnesses called 911 regarding the incident and officers from the 19th Precinct responded. All of them were brought to the 19th Precinct stationhouse. [redacted] was eventually arrested. While being handcuffed, he questioned why he was being arrested. The officer handcuffing him, PO Joseph Tortora of the 19th Precinct, allegedly told him, "Shut the fuck up. You should have just done what the Captain wanted you to do." (Allegation H).
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