Complaint #201801796,
March 3, 2018

Officer: Khalaf, Richard
Complainant: Male, 34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Khalaf, Richard
Complainant: Male, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Khalaf, Richard
Complainant: Male, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Khalaf, Richard
Complainant: Male, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Khalaf, Richard Male, 34 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Khalaf, Richard Male, 34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Khalaf, Richard Male, 34 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Khalaf, Richard Male, 34 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording 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 March 3, 2018, at about 5:20 p.m., [redacted] who is an Uber driver, parked his vehicle on Broadway between West 58th Street and Columbus Circle in Manhattan to pick up a passenger, who remains unidentified. He was approached by Lieutenant Richard Khalaf and PO Bernice Pacheco of the Midtown North Precinct. Lieutenant Khalaf told [redacted] that he could not park his vehicle at the location and ordered him to back up. After [redacted] refused, Lieutenant Khalaf threatened to arrest him on multiple occasions (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority - Threat of Arrest, [redacted] attempted to photograph his vehicle with a cellphone and Lieutenant Khalaf allegedly informed him that he could not take any pictures while the officers were issuing him a summons and that he could do it once he and PO Pacheco left (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Interference with recording, [redacted] One [redacted] moved his vehicle, he allegedly requested Lieutenant Khalaf's name and shield number. Lieutenant Khalaf allegedly walked away without responding to [redacted] request for information (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Refusal to provide name and/or shield number, [redacted] and told [redacted] to "get the fuck out of here" (Allegation D: Discourtesy, [redacted] As a result of this incident, [redacted] received a summons for [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 3, 2018
Received: March 5, 2018
Closed: October 16, 2018

Reason for contact: Parking violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD Midtown North Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Bernice Pachecomcnally
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected