Complaint #201807743,
September 16, 2018

Officer: Melidones, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 43
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Alava, Glen
Complainant: Black Male, 43
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Alava, Glen
Complainant: Black Male, 43
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Melidones, Anthony Black Male, 43 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Alava, Glen Black Male, 43 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Alava, Glen Black Male, 43 Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 September 16, 2018, at approximately 3:57 p.m., [redacted] was pulled over in his vehicle by PO Anthony Melidones, PO David Vazquez, and PO Glen Alava from the 70th Precinct. PO Alava grabbed [redacted]'s license and registration from his lap while he was still inside of the car (Allegation A – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Alava opened [redacted]'s door and said, "Did you know I could shoot you right now?" (Allegation B – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). When PO Melidones issued [redacted] his summons, he flicked them at [redacted]'s head (Allegation C – Discourtesy, [redacted]), [redacted] was issued a summons for [redacted] and a summons for [redacted] (09 Board Review). Only the summons for [redacted] was received from IAB.
This case contains video evidence which does not contain FADO allegations (02, 03 Board Review). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 16, 2018
Received: September 18, 2018
Closed: March 12, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 66th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: David Vazquez
Video evidence collected