Complaint #201801845,
March 2, 2018

Officer: Rivera, William
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rivera, Jay
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Rivera, Jay
Complainant: Black Male, 33
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Rivera, William Black Male, 33 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Rivera, Jay Black Male, 33 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Rivera, Jay Black Male, 33 Force: Physical force 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.
'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 2, 2018, at approximately 12:19 P.M., [redacted] was at his mother [redacted] home at [redacted] in Brooklyn, and the two were having an argument. [redacted] called the police to have [redacted] removed from the property. As he was leaving, [redacted] was stopped in the foyer of the home by PO Jay Rivera and PO William Rivera, both of the 75th Precinct. PO Jay Rivera pushed [redacted] into the house and held him against a wall. [redacted] pushed back, and both officers took him to the ground (Allegations A and B: Force - [redacted]). PO Jay Rivera placed handcuffs on [redacted] and manipulated the handcuffs until they twisted [redacted] Is wrist and caused him pain (Allegation C: Force – [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: March 2, 2018
Received: March 8, 2018
Closed: February 5, 2019

Reason for contact: EDP aided case
Location: Apartment/house
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Warren Hutchinson, Jeanne Mounsey, Bibek Thapa, Michael Wischhusen
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected