Complaint #201707713,
September 11, 2017

Officer: Memi, Patrick
Complainant: Male, 35
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Afaneh, Nancy
Complainant: Male, 35
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Guven, Idris
Complainant: White Female, 32
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Guven, Idris
Complainant: Male, 31
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Guven, Idris
Complainant: Male, 31
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Guven, Idris
Complainant: White Female, 32
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 30-34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Guven, Idris
Complainant: White Female, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Memi, Patrick Male, 35 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Afaneh, Nancy Male, 35 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Guven, Idris White Female, 32 Force: Restricted Breathing Unsubstantiated
Guven, Idris Male, 31 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Guven, Idris Male, 31 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Guven, Idris White Female, 32 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer White Female, 30-34 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Guven, Idris White Female, 32 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated

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.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 September 11, 2017, [redacted] got into a physical altercation with construction workers working at [redacted] in Brooklyn. Several officers from the 68th Precinct responded to the location. Police Officer Nancy Afaneh and Police Officer Patrick Memi grabbed [redacted] and allegedly slammed him against a nearby vehicle (Allegations A and B - Force: [redacted]). [redacted] approached officers to record the officers as they arrested [redacted] using her cell phone and was allegedly thrown to the ground by Lieutenant Guven and unidentified officers, thus interfering with her ability to continue recording the arrest (Allegations C and D – Force: [redacted] (Allegation E – Force: [redacted]). Lieutenant Guven allegedly placed his elbow on the back of [redacted] s neck, restricting her breathing (Allegation F – Force: [redacted]). [redacted] tried to record [redacted] s arrest using his cell phone was allegedly told by Lieutenant Guven to, "get off the fucking sidewalk" asked, "Do you want to challenge me, motherfucker?" and allegedly said, "I just dry cleaned my fucking white shirt" all by Lt. Guven (Allegation G – Discourtesy: [redacted]). Lt. Guven grabbed [redacted] s arm and brought him down to the ground (Allegation H – Force: [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 11, 2017
Received: September 19, 2017
Closed: February 25, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 68th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Witness Officers: Lumumba David, Mohammad Kifaieh, Michael Klambatsen, Stevenson Laporte, Rochelle Paulburton
Video evidence collected