Complaint #201806412,
July 20, 2018

Officer: Hynes, James
Complainant: Male, 33
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Hynes, James
Complainant: Male, 33
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Female, 55-59
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Gutierrez, Noel
Complainant: Female, 79
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Smith, Timothy
Complainant: Female, 79
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Allen, Christian
Complainant: Female, 79
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Allen, Christian
Complainant: White Female, 55
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Hynes, James Male, 33 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Hynes, James Male, 33 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer White Female, 55-59 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Officer(s) Unidentified
Gutierrez, Noel Female, 79 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unfounded
Smith, Timothy Female, 79 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unfounded
Allen, Christian Female, 79 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unfounded
Allen, Christian White Female, 55 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unfounded

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 20, 2018, at approximately 11:24pm, Lieutenant James Hynes, PO Brian Wolvers, PO Roland Benson, PO Julian Jackson, PO Tiffany Buccheri, and PO Jerry Gonzalez-all from the 50th Precinct-responded to a 911 call regarding a dispute between [redacted] and [redacted]s son, [redacted], outside of [redacted] in the Bronx. [redacted]s son's ex-girlfriend, [redacted] was not present. While standing in a group, an unidentified officer allegedly stated to [redacted] "we can lock you up" (Allegation A-Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). [redacted]s tenant, [redacted] was on scene and informed Lt. Hynes that [redacted] had been assaulted. Lt. Hynes allegedly told [redacted] "Shut the fuck up," and that he would arrest him (Allegations B and C- Discourtesy and Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Officers later left the location after filing out a Complaint Report and Domestic Incident Report with [redacted]s son, [redacted] as the alleged perpetrator.
On July 25, 2018, at approximately 8:53am Sergeant Noel Gutierrez, Detective Christian Allen, and Detective Timothy Smith, all of Bronx Warrant Squad, arrived at [redacted] to apprehend [redacted]. While inside the building lobby, Det. Allen allegedly damaged the door of a vacant apartment with a crowbar (Allegation D-Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). Sgt. Gutierrez, Det. Allen, and Det. Smith then allegedly stopped [redacted] (Allegations E, F, and G-Abuse of Authority: [redacted]). The officers left without apprehending [redacted]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 20, 2018
Received: August 7, 2018
Closed: April 24, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-domestic dispute
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 50th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Roland Benson, Tiffany Buccheri, Jerry Gonzalez, Julian Jackson, Brian Wolvers
Video evidence collected