Complaint #201702059,
March 10, 2017

Officer: Gibson, Lamont
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gibson, Lamont
Complainant: Age 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gibson, Lamont
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gibson, Lamont
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gibson, Lamont
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gibson, Lamont
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gibson, Lamont
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cordero, Jose
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cordero, Jose
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Cordero, Jose
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cordero, Jose
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dieujuste, Mario
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Dieujuste, Mario
Complainant: Age 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Molina, Manolin
Complainant: Age 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Gibson, Lamont Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Gibson, Lamont Age 32 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Gibson, Lamont Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Gibson, Lamont Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Gibson, Lamont Black Male, 33 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Gibson, Lamont Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Gibson, Lamont Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Cordero, Jose Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Cordero, Jose Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Cordero, Jose Black Male, 33 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Cordero, Jose Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Dieujuste, Mario Black Male, 33 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Dieujuste, Mario Age 32 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Molina, Manolin Age 32 Abuse of Authority: Frisk 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

Cordero, Jose
Formalized Training

Summary

On March 10, 2017, at approximately 12:00am, [redacted] and his friend [redacted] exited the Webster Deli, located at the intersection of East 168th Street and Webster Avenue in the Bronx. After crossing Webster Avenue, [redacted] and [redacted] were stopped by Sgt. Lamont Gibson, Police Officer Mario Dieujuste, Police Officer Jose Cordero, and Police Officer Manolin Molina, all of PSA 7 (Allegations A and B). PO Cordero approached [redacted] and allegedly patted the front of his jacket, then moved behind [redacted] (Allegation C). PO Molina approached [redacted] and allegedly patted the front of his jacket (Allegation D). PO Cordero then allegedly reached inside [redacted]'s pockets and inside his pants (Allegation E). Sgt. Gibson approached the front of [redacted] and allegedly reached inside [redacted]'s pants pockets and jacket pockets (Allegation F). Sgt. Gibson then allegedly pulled [redacted]'s pants down, exposing his boxer shorts (Allegation G). While he was being searched, both Sgt. Gibson and PO Cordero allegedly stated, "don't resist or you'll go to jail." (Allegations H and I). PO Dieujuste, who was standing with [redacted] allegedly stated to [redacted] "We'll take you to jail too." (Allegation J). In addition, PO Cordero and Sgt. Gibson allegedly told [redacted] to, "shut the fuck up." (Allegations K and L). [redacted] stated to the officers that he was going to file a complaint against them and PO Dieujuste allegedly stated, "We don't give a fuck." (Allegation M). After [redacted] pulled his pants up, he retrieved his phone from his jacket pocket and stated that he was going to record the officers. Sgt. Gibson allegedly knocked the phone out of [redacted]'s hand (Allegation N). The officers then left. Neither [redacted] nor [redacted] were issued any summons. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 10, 2017
Received: March 17, 2017
Closed: September 13, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 42nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected