Complaint #201706806,
August 11, 2017

Officer: Mejia, David
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Mejia, David
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Garcia, Tammie
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mejia, David
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Mejia, David Black Male, 33 Force: Physical force Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Mejia, David Black Male, 33 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Garcia, Tammie Black Male, 33 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Mejia, David Black Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Question 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.
'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

Mejia, David
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On August 11, 2017, at approximately 7:41 p.m., in the vicinity of 37 Malcolm X Boulevard in Manhattan, PO David Mejia questioned [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, exonerated.). PO Mejia allegedly called [redacted] a "clown" and a "joker," and told [redacted] to "shut the fuck up" and "stop being a fucking punk" (Allegation B: Discourtesy, unsubstantiated). PO Mejia pushed [redacted] (Allegation C: Force, substantiated). PO Tammie Garcia allegedly told [redacted] to "move the fuck back" or "back the fuck up" (Allegation D: Discourtesy, unsubstantiated). PO Mejia and PO Prisco did not prepare memo book entries with regard to this incident (Allegation E and Allegation F: Other Misconduct Noted). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 11, 2017
Received: August 17, 2017
Closed: April 5, 2018

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 28th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: David Galindez, Filipp Khosh, Tianyou Liang, Natalie Prisco
Video evidence collected