Complaint #201901581,
February 13, 2019

Officer: Reyes, Nelson
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Reyes, Nelson
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gomez, Cesar
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Kern, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Reyes, Nelson
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Kern, Sean
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Gomez, Cesar
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Discourtesy: Other
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Reyes, Nelson
Complainant: Black Male, 31
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Reyes, Nelson Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Stop Exonerated
Reyes, Nelson Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Gomez, Cesar Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Kern, Sean Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Reyes, Nelson Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Kern, Sean Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Gomez, Cesar Black Male, 31 Discourtesy: Other Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Reyes, Nelson Black Male, 31 Abuse of Authority: Question 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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.


Penalties

Gomez, Cesar
Instructions

Reyes, Nelson
Instructions

Kern, Sean
Instructions

Summary

On February 13, 2019, at approximately 1:00 AM, in the vicinity of Fulton Street and Throop Avenue in Brooklyn, Police Officer Nelson Reyes of the Strategic Response Group (SRG) stopped [redacted] (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] 1). PO Reyes was partnered with Sergeant Cesar Gomez and Police Officer Sean Kern, also of SRG. PO Reyes and PO Kern frisked [redacted] (Allegation B and Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) and PO Reyes questioned [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Gomez spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation E: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Sgt. Gomez, PO Reyes, and PO Kern did not provide [redacted] with business cards (Allegations F-H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 13, 2019
Received: February 20, 2019
Closed: March 26, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime