Complaint #201807794,
September 11, 2018

Officer: Pacheco, Carlos
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pacheco, Carlos
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Pacheco, Carlos
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer: Diaz, John
Complainant: Black Male, 22
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pacheco, Carlos Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
Pacheco, Carlos Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Pacheco, Carlos Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Stop Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Diaz, John Black Male, 22 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Diaz, John
Command Discipline - A

Pacheco, Carlos
Not Guilty - DCT
No penalty

Summary

At approximately 1:38 p.m. on September 11, 2018, Police Officer Carlos Pacheco and Police Officer Paul Lattanzio from the 83rd Precinct received a report of a firearm on Broadway and Dekalb Avenue in Brooklyn. Subsequently, Police Officer Pacheco stopped [redacted] in front of 1155 Broadway in Brooklyn (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority – Stop, [redacted] Police Officer Pacheco handcuffed [redacted] and frisked him (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority – Frisk, [redacted] was holding his cellphone while he was handcuffed, and when Police Officer Pacheco retrieved it, he allegedly damaged it during that process (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority – Property Damage, [redacted]) Sergeant John Diaz and Police Officer Tyler Ryan from the 83rd Precinct eventually arrived at the incident location. Sergeant Diaz decided to transport [redacted] to the 83rd Precinct Stationhouse in Brooklyn so he could be issued a summons for disorderly conduct (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority - Retaliatory Summons, [redacted]) Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 11, 2018
Received: September 20, 2018
Closed: September 17, 2019

Reason for contact: Report-gun possession/shots fired
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 83rd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Matthew Foley, Paul Lattanzio, Tyler Ryan
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected