Complaint #201805188,
June 19, 2018

Summary

At approximately 2:30 a.m. on June 19, 2018, Sergeant Christopher Crain, Police Officer Kenny Victoria and Police Officer Joseph Boyer of the 44th Precinct stopped a group of people at the intersection of East 165th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx (Allegations A, B, C and D: Abuse of Authority – Stop, [redacted]; Allegations E and F: Abuse of Authority – Stop, [redacted]). Members of this group included [redacted] and an unidentified female. One of the officers allegedly frisked [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegation G, H, I and J: Abuse of Authority - Frisk, [redacted]). The officers conducted a warrant check on [redacted] and found that he had an active bench warrant for attempted murder. They requested that additional officers respond to the location. Several officers, including Police Officer Andrew Alvarado and Police Officer Peter Navarro of the 44th Precinct, responded. Police Officer Victoria and Police Officer Alvarado forced [redacted] to the ground and handcuffed him (Allegations K and L: Force – Physical force, [redacted]). An unidentified civilian asked Sergeant Crain why [redacted] was arrested. Sergeant Crain told the civilian, "Because he has a warrant. That's why he's in handcuffs. So now you can take your little ass out of here" (Allegation M: Discourtesy - Word, [redacted]). [redacted] was transported to the 44th Precinct stationhouse for arrest processing. While there, Sergeant Crain told [redacted] that his friends were "assholes" (Allegation N: Discourtesy – Word, [redacted]). Read report for details.