Complaint #201900875,
January 28, 2019

Officer: Maldonado, Christopher
Complainant: White Female, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Maldonado, Christopher
Complainant: White Male, 40
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Maldonado, Christopher
Complainant: White Male, 40
Allegation: Discourtesy: Gesture
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Maldonado, Christopher White Female, 36 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unfounded
Maldonado, Christopher White Male, 40 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Maldonado, Christopher White Male, 40 Discourtesy: Gesture 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.
'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 January 28, 2019, at approximately 8:15 p.m., in front of [redacted] in Brooklyn, Police Officer Christopher Maldonado of the 62nd Precinct issued a summons to [redacted] for making an improper U-turn. PO Maldonado allegedly refused to provide his shield number to [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Maldonado allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). After PO Maldonado walked back to the police vehicle and began driving away from the location, he allegedly gestured discourteously towards [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: January 28, 2019
Received: January 29, 2019
Closed: September 26, 2019

Reason for contact: Moving violation
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 62nd Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Moving violation summons issued

Witness Officers: Angeliesse Acevedo
Video evidence collected