Complaint #201901727,
February 2, 2019

Officer: Cato, Curtis
Complainant: Black Male, 70
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cato, Curtis
Complainant: Black Male, 70
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Cato, Curtis Black Male, 70 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Cato, Curtis Black Male, 70 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'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 February 2, 2019, at approximately 4:23 p.m., [redacted] called Det. Curtis Cato of the 44th Precinct Detective Squad to follow up on the status of the criminal charges he filed against his common-law wife, [redacted]. Det. Cato allegedly accused [redacted] of screaming at him and hung up the call (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]). That same day, at approximately 5:00 p.m., [redacted] went to the 44th Precinct Stationhouse located at 2 East 169th Street in the Bronx. Det. Cato spoke to [redacted] outside the stationhouse and allegedly told him that if he arrested [redacted] then he would arrest [redacted] as well (Allegation B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 2, 2019
Received: February 20, 2019
Closed: August 1, 2019

Reason for contact: C/V requested info from officer
Location: Public space/building
In NYPD 44th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued