Complaint #201809136,
October 17, 2018

Officer: Payea, Gregory
Complainant: Black Male, 60
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cillis, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 60
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Cillis, Michael
Complainant: Black Male, 60
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Payea, Gregory Black Male, 60 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Cillis, Michael Black Male, 60 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Cillis, Michael Black Male, 60 Discourtesy: Word 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.


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Complaint Closing Report

Summary

On October 17, 2018, at approximately 4:05pm, PO Gregory Payea and PO Michael Cillis, both of the 111th Precinct, responded to a radio call following a theft at a CVS across the street from 215-15 73rd Avenue in Queens. The officers obtained a description of the perpetrator and then stopped [redacted] in front of that address (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority-Exonerated). While PO Cillis was speaking to [redacted] he allegedly told [redacted] "stop fucking yelling" (Allegations C: Discourtesy-Unsubstantiated). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: October 17, 2018
Received: October 31, 2018
Closed: June 4, 2019

Reason for contact: Report of other crime
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 111th Precinct Queens
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected