Complaint #201801994,
May 9, 2017

Summary

On May 9, 2017, at approximately 11:25 PM, [redacted] was double parked in his vehicle, in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn. [redacted] was seated in the front driver's seat. His friend [redacted] was seated in the front passenger seat, and his friend [redacted] was in the rear passenger seat. Police Officer Jason Barish and Police Officer Alvaro Contreras, both of Brooklyn South Auto Larceny, stopped [redacted] vehicle. PO Barish allegedly refused to provide his name and shield number to [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Contreras allegedly used a chokehold against [redacted] while taking [redacted] out of his vehicle (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). PO Barish then allegedly used a chokehold against [redacted] (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]). PO Barish and PO Contreras pushed [redacted] against a parked vehicle while handcuffing him (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]; Allegation E, Force: [redacted]). Officers pushed [redacted] sister, into a parked vehicle, and an officer allegedly told [redacted] to put her "fucking" hands behind her back (Allegation F: Force, [redacted]; Allegation G: Discourtesy, [redacted]). While waiting in the transport vehicle to leave the location, PO Contreras allegedly refused to provide medical attention to [redacted] and allegedly tightened [redacted] handcuffs when [redacted] asked PO Contreras to loosen them (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation I: Force, [redacted]). While in transport to the 70th Precinct stationhouse, an officer allegedly held her firearm to [redacted] head (Allegation J: Force, [redacted]), and PO Contreras allegedly drove recklessly while [redacted] was not wearing a seatbelt (Allegation K, [redacted]). Outside of the stationhouse, PO Contreras allegedly strip searched [redacted] (Allegation L, Abuse of Authority: [redacted]), and refused to provide medical attention for [redacted] (Allegation M, Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Read report for details.