| Officer: | Gulotta, Joseph |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 32 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Gulotta, Joseph |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 32 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Hopkins, John |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 32 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Hopkins, John |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 32 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Gulotta, Joseph |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 32 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulotta, Joseph | Black Male, 32 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Gulotta, Joseph | Black Male, 32 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Exonerated |
| Hopkins, John | Black Male, 32 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Hopkins, John | Black Male, 32 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Exonerated |
| Gulotta, Joseph | Black Male, 32 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unsubstantiated |
Further details on conclusions.
On December 8, 2016, at approximately 3:00 p.m., [redacted] was allegedly pulled over by an unmarked police car on the corner of Utica Avenue and Winthrop Street in Brooklyn (Allegation A and Allegation B). Two plainclothes officers approached his car. The first officer, identified as Lieutenant John Hopkins from the 67th Precinct, approached [redacted] Is driver's side window and asked for his license and registration. The second officer, identified as Inspector Joseph Gulotta of the 67th Precinct, approached [redacted] Is passenger side window. While [redacted] was searching for his license, registration, and insurance, Lieutenant Hopkins instructed [redacted] to exit his car. Lieutenant Hopkins then led [redacted] to the back of his car and told him to face away from his car. At one point, while at the back of his car, [redacted] turned around and allegedly saw an officer, whom he could not identify, searching his car (Allegation C).
An additional marked and unmarked police car arrived at the scene. While [redacted] was standing at the back of his car, he was speaking to a third plainclothes officer, identified as PO Flagumy Valcourt of the 67th Precinct. When answering PO Valcourt's questions, Inspector Gulotta allegedly stated to [redacted] "Shut the fuck up. If you don't the fuck up, I'm going to have to put you in handcuffs" (Allegation D and Allegation E). Inspector Gulotta allegedly told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" a total of three times during the course of the interaction. [redacted] alleged that multiple identification cards that were inside his duffle bag on the back seat of his car, and an unopened alcohol bottle that was on the floor, either by the back passenger seats or in the trunk of his car, were removed by an officer.
[redacted] was summonsed for [redacted] He was not placed under arrest as a result of this incident.
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