Complaint #201702415,
March 26, 2017

Officer: Gove, Charles
Complainant: Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Gove, Charles
Complainant: Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gove, Charles Male, 30 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Gove, Charles Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Gove, Charles
Formalized Training

Summary

On March 26, 2017 at approximately 9:20 p.m., PO Charles Gove, Det. Christan Jimenez, and PO Tyrone Hogue of the 47th Precinct Detective Squad, knocked on the door to [redacted] The officers were canvassing the area in search of a missing cellphone, and [redacted] answered. PO Gove explained that the officers were seeking information about a grand larceny, and [redacted] was cooperative. As [redacted] and PO Gove were speaking, PO Gove grabbed [redacted]'s wrist (Allegation A). [redacted] pulled his arm back, and began yelling at PO Gove for touching him. [redacted] and PO Gove went back and forth. After [redacted] accused PO Gove of acting unprofessionally, PO Gove threatened to arrest him (Allegation B). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 26, 2017
Received: March 28, 2017
Closed: August 17, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - bldg
Location: Apartment/house
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Tyrone Hogue, Christan Jimenez, Brian Mcmahon, Brendan Reilly
Video evidence collected