Complaint #201800143,
December 30, 2017

Officer: Castro, Dennis
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lavender, Zachary
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Castro, Dennis
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Castro, Dennis Hispanic Female, 33 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Lavender, Zachary Hispanic Female, 33 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Castro, Dennis Hispanic Female, 33 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 December 30, 2017, at approximately 1:00 a.m., [redacted] was standing on the corner of [redacted] and [redacted] arguing with a man with whom she had a past dispute. [redacted] saw Police Officers Dennis Castro and Zachary Lavender of the 44th Precinct sitting in their car, stopped at a red light. [redacted] walked up to the officers' car and opened the passenger door. PO Castro said, "What the fuck are you doing?" (Allegation A: Discourtesy, unsubstantiated).
[redacted] told the officers she was threatened by the man she was arguing with. PO Lavender and PO Castro asked [redacted] why she did not go home to her apartment and "lock [her] fucking door" (Allegation B: Discourtesy, unsubstantiated).
[redacted] asked PO Castro for his name and shield number and he refused to provide it (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, unfounded). [redacted] walked away from the officers and went home. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: December 30, 2017
Received: January 4, 2018
Closed: May 7, 2018

Reason for contact: Report-dispute
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued