Complaint #201608854,
October 21, 2016

Officer: Verdejo, Alldon
Complainant: Asian Female, 45
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Verdejo, Alldon
Complainant: Asian Female, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Verdejo, Alldon
Complainant: Asian Female, 45
Allegation: Offensive Language: Disability
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Yung, Kit
Complainant: Asian Female, 45
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Verdejo, Alldon Asian Female, 45 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Verdejo, Alldon Asian Female, 45 Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Unsubstantiated
Verdejo, Alldon Asian Female, 45 Offensive Language: Disability Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Yung, Kit Asian Female, 45 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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.


Summary

On October 21, 2016 at approximately 8:30AM, [redacted] was with her service dog [redacted] at a community lot located at 3215 Third Avenue in the Bronx. [redacted] was off leash and attempting to defecate. Police Officer Alldon Verdejo and Sergeant Kit Yung approached [redacted] and Sgt. Yung asked [redacted] why her dog was off leash. [redacted] stated dogs were allowed off leash between certain hours in New York City parks. She also said she was legally blind and [redacted] was her service dog. [redacted] provided the officers her state ID, her disability ID, [redacted] service dog medallion, and a novelty ID [redacted] purchased for [redacted]. PO Verdejo replied "Bullshit," and asked "Are you bullshitting me?" (Allegation A) and threatened to issue [redacted] a summons for lying (Allegation B). [redacted] then defecated and [redacted] cleaned up the excrement. Sgt. Yung asked [redacted] how she was able to pick up the excrement as a blind woman and said "You are bullshitting," (Allegation C) and PO Verdejo stated [redacted] was "fucking bullshitting" (within Allegation A). The officers then returned to their police vehicle with [redacted] s IDs. [redacted] knocked on the driver's side window and Sgt. Yung rolled down the window. [redacted] then heard PO Verdejo humming "That Girl" by Stevie Wonder, which [redacted] believed to be offensive due to her physical disability (Allegation D). PO Verdejo then issued [redacted] summons #[redacted] for an unleashed dog. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 21, 2016
Closed: January 9, 2017
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 42nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime