Complaint #201805961,
July 13, 2018

Officer: Altamirano, Jonathan
Complainant: White Male, 32
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Altamirano, Jonathan
Complainant: White Male, 32
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Altamirano, Jonathan
Complainant: White Male, 32
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Altamirano, Jonathan White Male, 32 Force: Hit against inanimate object Exonerated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Altamirano, Jonathan White Male, 32 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Altamirano, Jonathan White Male, 32 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 July 13, 2018, at approximately 8:21 a.m., PO Jonathan Altamirano of the 94th Precinct handcuffed [redacted] inside the 94th Precinct Stationhouse in Brooklyn to transport him to Brooklyn Central Booking. [redacted] complained that his handcuffs were on incorrectly, to which PO Altamirano allegedly responded, "Fuck you" and/or, "I don't give a fuck" (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Altamirano then allegedly referred to [redacted] as a "drug addict" and a "low-life" (Allegation A continued). When [redacted] refused to walk out of the holding cell area, PO Altamirano pulled [redacted] by the arm, causing [redacted]'s face and chest to hit the wall (Allegation B: Force, [redacted]). Once in front of the desk, PO Altamirano allegedly said that he would "beat [redacted] up" and that he would "fuck [redacted] up" (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]; Allegation A continued).
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The CCRB found evidence suggesting that PO Altamirano provided a false official statement when he prepared a TRI Report noting that [redacted] "intentionally struck his head against cell wall inside cell area and alleged reporting officer did it" [BR 01] (Allegation E: Other Misconduct). [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 13, 2018
Received: July 23, 2018
Closed: July 22, 2019

Reason for contact: CV already in custody
Location: Police building
In NYPD 94th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Roxana Hogan, Gilbert Sosa
Video evidence collected