Complaint #201706535,
August 8, 2017

Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lovera, Abel
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bellevue, Job
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Powers, Erek
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bellevue, Job
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bellevue, Job
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Powers, Erek
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lovera, Abel
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Varghese, Soney
Complainant: Black Male, 45
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Varghese, Soney Black Male, 45 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Lovera, Abel Black Male, 45 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Bellevue, Job Black Male, 45 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Powers, Erek Black Male, 45 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Bellevue, Job Black Male, 45 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Bellevue, Job Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Varghese, Soney Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Powers, Erek Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Lovera, Abel Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
Varghese, Soney Black Male, 45 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search 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 August 8, 2017, at approximately 5:00 PM, PO Soney Varghese and PO Job Bellevue pulled [redacted] s vehicle over in front of 1994 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn for a moving violation. [redacted] was placed under arrest, at which time PO Varghese allegedly told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up," and told PO Bellevue to use a Taser on him. A Taser was not discharged (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Abel Lovera and PO Joseph Sferrazza responded to the scene and PO Sferrazza transported [redacted] s vehicle to the 81st Precinct Stationhouse.
At the desk, Sgt. Erek Powers allegedly called him an "asshole" and invited him to fight (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] While [redacted] was being lodged, Sgt. Powers allegedly told him that he was screaming like a "bitch" (within Allegation C). PO Bellevue allegedly punched [redacted] s chest, told him not to "fucking" touch him, and called [redacted] "fucking crazy." (Allegation E: Force, [redacted] (Allegation F: Discourtesy, [redacted] In addition, PO Lovera allegedly attempted to punch him (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Varghese searched [redacted] s vehicle (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] While PO Bellevue guarded [redacted] he allegedly told him to "eat a dick" (within Allegation F).
On August 10, 2017, at approximately 11:46 AM, [redacted] returned to the stationhouse to retrieve his property, at which time PO Bellevue allegedly refused to provide his shield number to [redacted] and PO Lovera allegedly called him a "fucking clown" (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] (Allegation J: Discourtesy, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 8, 2017
Received: August 10, 2017
Closed: February 28, 2018

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 81st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Gina Morningkelleher, Joseph Sferrazza
Video evidence collected