Complaint #201810453,
November 30, 2018

Officer: Pinto, Vincent
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Martinez, Luis
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pinto, Vincent Hispanic Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unfounded
Martinez, Luis Hispanic Male, 30 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 November 30, 2018, at approximately 9:25 a.m., [redacted] was sitting inside his car at 303 East 111th Street in Manhattan, waiting for alternative parking to begin. PO Vincent Pinto of the 23rd Precinct then pulled in front of his car, boxing him in. He approached [redacted] and asked for his license and registration. [redacted] asked why he needed his information. PO Pinto again asked for his license and registration and allegedly told him that if he did not provide it, he would be arrested (Allegation A: Abuse; Unfounded). PO Pinto then issued [redacted] two summonses for license plate violations [BR 01].
[redacted] went immediately to the 23rd Precinct to file a complaint against PO Pinto. When he arrived, he was told that he could not make a complaint at the stationhouse (Allegation B: Abuse; Unsubstantiated). PO Kimberly Burgos of the 23rd Precinct wrote down the different methods to file a complaint with the Civilian Complaint Review Board on a piece of paper and gave it to [redacted] [BR 02]. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: November 30, 2018
Received: December 17, 2018
Closed: June 11, 2019

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - auto
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 23rd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Kimberly Burgos
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected