Complaint #201809255,
November 5, 2018

Officer: Eusebio, Ariel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Eusebio, Ariel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Eusebio, Ariel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lezcano, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lezcano, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lezcano, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lezcano, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lezcano, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lezcano, Pedro
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Eusebio, Ariel
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 15-17
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Eusebio, Ariel Hispanic Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Eusebio, Ariel Hispanic Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Eusebio, Ariel Hispanic Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Lezcano, Pedro Hispanic Male, 17 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Lezcano, Pedro Hispanic Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Lezcano, Pedro Hispanic Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Lezcano, Pedro Hispanic Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Lezcano, Pedro Hispanic Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated
Lezcano, Pedro Hispanic Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Eusebio, Ariel Hispanic Male, 17 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Hispanic Male, 15-17 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Officer(s) Unidentified

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 November 5, 2018, at approximately 8:00p.m., in the vicinity of [redacted] in the Bronx, [redacted] and his friend, [redacted] were stopped by three plainclothes officers, identified by the investigation as Police Officer Ariel Eusebio, Police Officer Pedro Lezcano, and Police Officer Brian VanDuzer of the 52nd Precinct, in an unmarked vehicle. PO Eusebio exited the vehicle and allegedly said, "I'm a cop," and asked [redacted] what was in his pockets (Allegation A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] took out his phone and began to record. PO Lezcano exited the vehicle, approached [redacted] and said, "Take that out of my face" (Allegation C and D Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Lezcano then allegedly slapped [redacted]'s right hand and attempted to pull [redacted]'s phone from him (Allegation E: Force, [redacted]). PO Lezcano then moved [redacted] against a gate and allegedly frisked him (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Officers allegedly frisked [redacted] (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). The officers did not provide [redacted] or [redacted] with RTKA cards at any point during this interaction (Allegation H, I, J, and K, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 5, 2018
Received: November 6, 2018
Closed: December 3, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 52nd Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Brian Vanduzer