Complaint #201608154,
September 22, 2016

Officer: Rivera, Henry
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Furegno, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Furegno, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rivera, Henry Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Furegno, Christopher Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Furegno, Christopher Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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

Furegno, Christopher
Formalized Training

Summary

On September 22, 2016 at approximately 3:50pm, [redacted] was walking towards [redacted] in Brooklyn when he was stopped by Police Officer Christopher Furegno and Police Officer Henry Rivera of the 73rd Precinct (Allegations A and B). [redacted] asked the officers why they were stopping him, to which they responded that they had received a call fitting his description and that he was interfering with their investigation. PO Furegno asked [redacted] for his identification and if he knew anything about drugs in the area. PO Furegno then frisked [redacted] (Allegation C). [redacted] was then released without being issued a summons. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 22, 2016
Closed: February 17, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected