Complaint #201805591,
July 3, 2018

Officer: Pradieu, Pierre
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Pradieu, Pierre
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Casillas, Hector
Complainant: Female, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Vasquez, Gregory
Complainant: Female, 54
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Casillas, Hector
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Force: Handcuffs too tight
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Casillas, Hector
Complainant: Black Male, 30
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pradieu, Pierre Black Male, 30 Offensive Language: Ethnicity Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Pradieu, Pierre Black Male, 30 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Casillas, Hector Female, 54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unsubstantiated
Vasquez, Gregory Female, 54 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Unfounded
Casillas, Hector Black Male, 30 Force: Handcuffs too tight Unsubstantiated
Casillas, Hector Black Male, 30 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 July 3, 2018, at approximately 5:00 p.m., inside the 67th Precinct stationhouse in Brooklyn, Police Officer Hector Casillas placed a zip-lock bag of marijuana onto the front desk while processing [redacted] s arrest. Upon observing the zip-lock bag, [redacted] objected to the marijuana and PO Casillas allegedly tightened his handcuffs in a retaliatory fashion (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]). PO Casillas and other officers then escorted [redacted] to the prisoner holding pen, where they attempted to remove several chain necklaces from around his neck. [redacted] did not allow officers to remove the chains and PO Casillas allegedly stated, "Take them fucking off," to [redacted] (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Casillas placed [redacted] in the prisoner holding pen, where Police Officer Pierre Pradieu monitored him. [redacted] requested medical attention and PO Pradieu allegedly escorted [redacted] to an ambulance while referring to him as a "fucking asshole" and "stupid Spanish motherfucker," (Allegation C: Discourtesy, [redacted]; Allegation D: Offensive Language, [redacted]). [redacted] s mother, then went to the stationhouse to obtain information about [redacted] PO Casillas and Police Officer Gregory Vasquez entered the stationhouse lobby and PO Casillas approached [redacted] PO Casillas told her that [redacted] had been removed to the hospital, and [redacted] allegedly requested the names and shield numbers of PO Casillas and PO Vasquez, which they declined to provide (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 3, 2018
Received: July 11, 2018
Closed: January 16, 2019
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: CV already in custody
Location: Police building
In NYPD 67th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Video evidence collected