Complaint #201804771,
June 14, 2018

Officer: Bletcher, Michael
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: White, Yahkeem
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Bletcher, Michael
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Medina, Christopher
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Bletcher, Michael Hispanic Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
White, Yahkeem Hispanic Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Question Exonerated
Bletcher, Michael Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Medina, Christopher Hispanic Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) 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 June 14, 2018, at approximately 4:45 p.m., [redacted] parked her car in front of 1360 Lyman Place in the Bronx. As she took her children from her car, she was approached by Sgt. Michael Bletcher, PO Yahkeem White, PO Juan Candelario and PO Christopher Medina, from PSA7. [redacted] was informed by Sgt. Bletcher and PO White that her license plate appeared to be fraudulent. Sgt. Bletcher and PO White asked [redacted] for her driver's license and the bill of sale for her car and she cooperated (Allegation A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]. A crowd of approximately 15 individuals were present.
Sgt. Bletcher, PO White, PO Medina and PO Candelario approached the crowd and instructed them to leave. Sgt. Bletcher called one of the individuals a "fat fuck" and stated, "You fat motherfucker, Why are you recording me?" and told him, "At least I got a job, you ain't got shit." (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]) After a few minutes, the crowd and the officers all left the area.
[redacted] called 911 and requested a uniformed supervisor to the location. Sgt. Alexander Velasquez, from the 42nd Precinct, Sgt. Bletcher and PO White responded to the location. Sgt. Bletcher explained to [redacted] and to Sgt. Velasquez the reason they interacted with her. After that, everyone left. As PO Medina drove away in his car, he made a gun motion with his fingers (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 14, 2018
Closed: February 5, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 42nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Juan Candelario
Video evidence collected