| Officer: | Fox, Timothy |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Cruz, Ever |
| Complainant: | Male, 27 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox, Timothy | Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Cruz, Ever | Male, 27 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
Further details on conclusions.
On February 7, 2019, at approximately 10:45 p.m., [redacted] and [redacted] arrived at [redacted] in Brooklyn. As they arrived, a friend that lived in the building, whose name was not obtained by the investigation, set off his car alarm as a joke on the two. The alarm stopped shortly after, and [redacted] sat inside his car, which was running, talking with [redacted] who stood outside the car. After about five minutes, two officers, Lt. Timothy Fox and PO Ever Cruz from the 90th Precinct, pulled up behind [redacted] with their lights and sirens on and approached the vehicle (Allegation A and B: Abuse of Authority; [redacted]). PO Cruz asked [redacted] for his license and registration, which he provided. PO Cruz then explained that they were responding to a call for a car alarm, and [redacted] responded that a friend had set if off as a joke. Two additional officers, PO Jorge Ramos and PO Kevin Lynch from Housing Unit 3, arrived on scene. The four officers and [redacted] engaged in a back and forth conversation, in which [redacted] was ultimately summonsed for [redacted]. [redacted] was not issued a summons or arrested as a result of this incident. Read report for details.