Complaint #201702558,
April 2, 2017

Officer: Peguero, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Maldonado, Benjamin
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Maldonado, Benjamin
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Peguero, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Peguero, Christopher Black Male, 46 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Maldonado, Benjamin Black Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated
Maldonado, Benjamin Black Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Peguero, Christopher Black Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Seizure of property Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

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

Peguero, Christopher
Command Discipline - A

Summary

On April 2, 2017, at approximately 2:00p.m., [redacted] was walking on Eastern Parkway at Howard Avenue in Brooklyn when a police car pulled up next to him. Police Officer Christopher Peguero of the 73rd Precinct stepped out of the car and asked for [redacted]s ID, telling [redacted] that he had dropped a chicken bone. Police Officer Tosares Korchitmet, who was driving, remained in the car. [redacted] handed PO Peguero his ID and then walked away to look for the bone; while he was looking for the bone less than a block away from the officers, the officers drove away with [redacted]s ID and the summons they were preparing for him (allegation A). [redacted] went to the 73rd Precinct stationhouse and waited for the officers so that he could get his ID back. While he was there, he asked Police Officer Benjamin Maldonado how to file a complaint against the officers and PO Maldonado pointed to a CCRB poster on the wall without offering to file the complaint for [redacted] (allegation B). When PO Peguero arrived at the stationhouse, he said, "Take your fucking ID and get the fuck out of here" and called [redacted] a "fucking asshole" (allegation C). [redacted] did not take the summons PO Peguero tried to hand him for littering until PO Maldonado said, "Lock him up if he don't take the ticket" (allegation D). [redacted] took the summons and his ID and left the stationhouse. PO Korchitmet did not prepare a memo book entry about the incident (allegation E). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 2, 2017
Received: April 4, 2017
Closed: July 28, 2017

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Police building
In NYPD 73rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Michael Anes, Tosares Korchitmet, Mario Michel