Complaint #201804072,
April 14, 2018

Officer: Hernandez, Jose
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Bonifacio, Yeraldy
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 48
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hernandez, Jose
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Pizarro, Alberto
Complainant: Black Male, 46
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Hernandez, Jose Black Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Exonerated
Bonifacio, Yeraldy Hispanic Male, 48 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Hernandez, Jose Black Male, 46 Abuse of Authority: Threat of summons Exonerated
Pizarro, Alberto Black Male, 46 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 April 14, 2018, at approximately 12:50 a.m., [redacted] was sitting in his vehicle, which was double-parked on West 114th Street between St. Nicholas Avenue and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan. Sergeant Jose Hernandez, of the 28th Precinct, threatened to issue [redacted] a summons if he refused to move his vehicle (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Hernandez also threatened to have [redacted] vehicle towed (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Detective Alberto Pizarro, also of the 28th Precinct, allegedly pushed [redacted] in the back (Allegation C: Force, [redacted]). Police Officer Yeraldy Bonifacio, also of the 28th Precinct, allegedly told civilian bystander [redacted] "Mind your fucking business and go in the building" (Allegation D: Discourtesy, [redacted]). [redacted] Sgt. Hernandez ultimately called uniformed officers to the scene, and they issued a parking summons to [redacted] (BR02). [redacted] provided cellphone footage to the CCRB which was filmed by [redacted] another civilian witness, which shows a portion of the incident (BR03). The footage is summarized in the case file (BR04). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 14, 2018
Received: April 26, 2018
Closed: December 11, 2018

Reason for contact: Parking violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 28th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Parking summons issued

Witness Officers: Billy Valerio
Video evidence collected