Complaint #201709447,
November 6, 2017

Officer: Malamed, Craig
Complainant: Female, 19
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Malamed, Craig
Complainant: Female, 19
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Malamed, Craig
Complainant: Female, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Malamed, Craig
Complainant: Female, 19
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Malamed, Craig
Complainant: Female, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Giannopoulos, Steven
Complainant: Female, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Quinones, Jose
Complainant: Female, 19
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Malamed, Craig Female, 19 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Malamed, Craig Female, 19 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Malamed, Craig Female, 19 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Malamed, Craig Female, 19 Force: Restricted Breathing Unsubstantiated
Malamed, Craig Female, 19 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Giannopoulos, Steven Female, 19 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Quinones, Jose Female, 19 Abuse of Authority: Stop 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 November 6, 2017 at approximately 10:51 a.m., Police Officer Steven Giannopoulos, Police Officer Craig Malamed, and Police Officer Jose Quinones (all of the 61 Precinct) stopped [redacted] in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegations A through C: Abuse of Authority; [redacted] PO Malamed approached [redacted] and allegedly pressed his forearm against her chest, forcing her against a fence and allegedly restricting her breathing (Allegations D and E: Force; [redacted] provided her identification to PO Malamed, who reviewed it and allegedly said "that shit is fake" (Allegation F: Discourtesy; [redacted] allegedly asked PO Malamed for his name and shield number multiple times, both at the scene of the incident and some minutes later inside the school vestibule, but PO Malamed allegedly ignored these requests (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority; [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 6, 2017
Received: November 14, 2017
Closed: April 4, 2018

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: School
In NYPD 61st Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Video evidence collected