Complaint #201702861,
April 7, 2017

Officer: Pitts, Byran
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pitts, Byran
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pitts, Byran
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pitts, Byran
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Azmy, Fady
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Azmy, Fady
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pitts, Byran Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Pitts, Byran Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Pitts, Byran Black Male, 33 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Pitts, Byran Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Azmy, Fady Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Azmy, Fady Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated

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.
'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.


Summary

On Friday April 7, 2017, at approximately 12:40 p.m., [redacted] was inside the [redacted] located at [redacted] in Brooklyn, when he engaged in a verbal dispute with [redacted]. [redacted] called 911 regarding the dispute and Detective Byran Pitts and Detective Fady Azmy, both of the 88th Precinct, responded to the location. Det. Pitts spoke to [redacted] while Det. Azmy spoke to [redacted]. Eventually, both officers approached [redacted] and addressed the incident with him (Allegations A and B). During the encounter, both Det. Azmy and Det. Pitts removed their handcuffs from their utility belt and brandished them as if they were going to arrest [redacted] with Det. Pitts informed [redacted] that he could "take him to jail" (Allegations C and D). [redacted] walked out of the post office and the officers followed behind him. [redacted] informed Det. Pitts that he had filed a lawsuit against the NYPD. Det. Pitts responded, "I don't give a fuck about no lawsuit," and lifted up his jacket to reveal his gun as he said, "I got something for you" (Allegations E and F). [redacted] then walked away from the post office without being arrested or summonsed. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 7, 2017
Received: April 13, 2017
Closed: September 13, 2017

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Public space/building
In NYPD 84th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued