Complaint #201803061,
April 19, 2018

Officer: Bleck, David
Complainant: White Male, 75
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Rivas, Daniel
Complainant: White Male, 75
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bleck, David
Complainant: White Male, 75
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bleck, David
Complainant: White Male, 75
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Bleck, David
Complainant: White Male, 75
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Bleck, David
Complainant: White Male, 75
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Rivas, Daniel
Complainant: White Male, 75
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Bleck, David White Male, 75 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unsubstantiated
Rivas, Daniel White Male, 75 Force: Hit against inanimate object Unsubstantiated
Bleck, David White Male, 75 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Bleck, David White Male, 75 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Bleck, David White Male, 75 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Bleck, David White Male, 75 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Rivas, Daniel White Male, 75 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Bleck, David
Charges and Specifications - Guilty
Vacation: 5 days

Rivas, Daniel
Charges and Specifications - Guilty
Vacation: 5 days

Summary

On April 19, 2018 at approximately 2:30p.m. [redacted] a taxi driver [redacted] was driving in his capacity as on Austin Street near 70th Street in Queens. He approached unmarked vehicle #379, driven by PO Daniel Rivas of the 112th Precinct, with both PO David Bleck and PO Robert Faulkner, also of the 112th Precinct as passengers. In response to their perceived traffic obstruction, [redacted] said, "Are you playing fucking stupid," to the officers. PO Rivas and PO Bleck then stopped [redacted] Is vehicle (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority-substantiated).
Once they stopped his vehicle, PO Rivas requested [redacted]s identification, which he did not provide. After pulling [redacted] from his car, PO Rivas and PO Bleck allegedly slammed his face on the back of his vehicle (Allegation C: Force-unsubstantiated; Allegation D: Force-unsubstantiated), and PO Bleck allegedly struck [redacted] with his knee (Allegation E: Force-unsubstantiated). After [redacted] was handcuffed, PO Bleck entered his vehicle to drive it away from the scene, and allegedly searched it (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority-unsubstantiated).
PO Rivas drove [redacted] to Austin Street and 69th Road, and PO Bleck drove Is car to the same place, where they met with Special Operations Sgt. Eduardo Roche, also of the 112th Precinct, who recommended that [redacted] not be put through arrest processing, but instead be issued a summons. PO Bleck issued [redacted] a summons for [redacted] (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority-unsubstantiated) (Board Review 06). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 19, 2018
Received: April 20, 2018
Closed: October 4, 2018

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Commercial building
In NYPD 112th Precinct Queens
Outcome: Arrest - disorderly conduct

Witness Officers: Robert Faulkner, Eduardo Roche
Video evidence collected