Complaint #201802431,
March 25, 2018

Summary

On March 25, 2018, at approximately 6:13 PM, [redacted] called 911 and reported that two individuals had robbed him inside of 4646 Park Avenue in the Bronx. Officers assigned to the 48th Precinct Anti-Crime team, who were on patrol in the area, encountered [redacted] and [redacted] at the intersection of Park Avenue and East 187th Street in the Bronx. The brothers matched [redacted]s descriptions of the perpetrators, and when [redacted] and [redacted] fled in opposite directions, the officers pursued.
PO Richard McKnight of the 48th Precinct Anti-Crime team pursued [redacted] and caught up to him outside of 4646 Park Avenue in the Bronx. There, PO McKnight lifted [redacted] and forcefully pushed him against a parked vehicle (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]). When [redacted] told PO McKnight that he had run because he was scared, PO McKnight allegedly said, "Don't give me that bullshit" (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO McKnight then placed [redacted] in handcuffs.
Meanwhile, PO Luis Alicea, PO Sandra Martinez, and PO Janert Gil of the 48th Precinct Anti-Crime team pursued [redacted] who ran eastbound along [redacted] in the Bronx. PO Martinez and PO Gil pursued [redacted] on foot while PO Alicea pursued in a vehicle. From inside of the vehicle, via the loudspeaker, PO Alicea allegedly said to the unidentified driver of another vehicle, "Get the fuck out of the way. Move the fucking car" (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Additionally, as the officers pursued, PO Martinez allegedly said to [redacted] "Stop running motherfucker, before I Tase you" (Allegation D: Discourtesy, [redacted]; Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
PO Wichers of the 48th Precinct Anti-Crime team joined PO Martinez and PO Gil in pursuing [redacted] on foot. [redacted] who realized that he could not evade the officers, sat down on a park bench within Flood Triangle, a small triangular park bordered by Third Avenue, Washington Avenue, and East 188th Street in the Bronx. As [redacted] sat still, PO Wichers... Read report for details.