Complaint #201610465,
December 22, 2016

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Crooks, Bobbie
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 51
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Polynice, Arnaud
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lambert, Matthew
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 40-44
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Lambert, Matthew
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lewis, Kitwane
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 18
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
Officer: Rowen, George
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dumbauld, Jeffrey
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lambert, Matthew
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 41
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lambert, Matthew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Polynice, Arnaud
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 18-20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Miranda, Carlos
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 20
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lambert, Matthew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lambert, Matthew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Lambert, Matthew
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 20
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 50-54
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 50-54 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Officer(s) Unidentified
Crooks, Bobbie Hispanic Male, 51 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Polynice, Arnaud Hispanic Male, 20 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Lambert, Matthew Hispanic Female, 41 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Female, 40-44 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Lambert, Matthew Hispanic Female, 41 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Lewis, Kitwane Hispanic Male, 18 Force: Physical force Alleged Victim Unavailable
Rowen, George Hispanic Female, 41 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Dumbauld, Jeffrey Hispanic Female, 41 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Lambert, Matthew Hispanic Female, 41 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Lambert, Matthew Hispanic Male, 16 Discourtesy: Word Exonerated
Polynice, Arnaud Hispanic Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 18-20 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Miranda, Carlos Hispanic Male, 20 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Lambert, Matthew Hispanic Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Lambert, Matthew Hispanic Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Lambert, Matthew Hispanic Male, 20 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Exonerated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 50-54 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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

Crooks, Bobbie
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On December 22, 2016, at approximately 10:40 p.m., PO Matthew Lambert, PO Carlos Miranda, and PO Arnaud Polynice, all of the 88th Precinct, stopped the vehicle in which [redacted] and [redacted] were occupants; a friend of the [redacted]'s three sons, [redacted], [redacted], and [redacted], was also in the vehicle. After officers detected an odor of marijuana about the vehicle, all occupants of the vehicle were asked to exit and escorted to its rear. PO Polynice searched the vehicle (Allegation A). PO Lambert questioned, frisked, and searched [redacted] (Allegations B, C, and D), recovering a mason jar of marijuana.
During the vehicle stop, [redacted] attempted to walk away from the scene. PO Lambert told [redacted] "Don't fucking move" (Allegation E). A physical struggle then ensued between PO Lambert, PO Miranda, PO Polynice, [redacted] and [redacted] during which PO Miranda punched [redacted] (Allegation F) and PO Polynice tackled [redacted] to the ground (Allegation G).
PO Miranda requested additional officers via radio. Multiple officers responded to the scene. [redacted] and [redacted] were all arrested (BR 70). In the course of arresting [redacted] multiple officers slammed him onto the ground and punched him repeatedly (Allegation H).
[redacted] and their fourth son, [redacted] also arrived to the scene. When [redacted] attempted to ascertain what was going on, PO Lambert told her, "They hit the officer. They're getting fucking arrested. We don't give a fuck," and, "Get the fuck out of here" (Allegation I). PO Lambert then pushed [redacted] (Allegation J). When [redacted] attempted to intervene, PO Lambert told him and [redacted] "You are going to get fucking arrested" (Allegation K).
PO Lambert then arrested [redacted]. When [redacted] attempted to intervene, an officer punched him in the throat (Allegation L) and told him, "If you want to fight me, we can go around the corner. Just you and me" (Allegation M). A second officer then told [redacted] "Get the fuck out of here before I beat the shit out... Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 22, 2016
Received: December 23, 2016
Closed: June 28, 2017

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 88th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Eustace Burke, Luis Camacho, Joseph Carroll, Eric Delman, Johnpaul Zinser
Video evidence collected