Complaint #201901975,
February 24, 2019

Officer: Pobega, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as: Offensive Language: Other
Officer: Pobega, Anthony
Complainant: Black Female
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pobega, Anthony
Complainant: Black Female
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Pobega, Anthony
Complainant: Black Male, 39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Pobega, Anthony Black Male, 39 Offensive Language: Race Unsubstantiated
Recategorized as Offensive Language: Other on December 9, 2024
Pobega, Anthony Black Female Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Pobega, Anthony Black Female Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Pobega, Anthony Black Male, 39 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated

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.
'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 24, 2019, at approximately 4:00 p.m., [redacted] was driving with his [redacted]-year old nephew, [redacted] his [redacted]-year old niece, [redacted] and [redacted] friend, [redacted]-year-old [redacted] when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident with another motorist. [redacted] pursued the motorist to the intersection of [redacted] and [redacted] in Brooklyn, but the motorist ultimately fled the scene. Police Officer Anthony Pobega and Police Officer Almand Kucevic, both of the 84th Precinct, responded to the location along with FDNY EMTs [redacted] and [redacted], the mother of [redacted] and [redacted] also arrived at the scene.
PO Pobega obtained [redacted]'s insurance information while [redacted] and [redacted] were on the phone. PO Pobega allegedly yelled, "Turn it down, hang up that damn phone" at [redacted] and [redacted] (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]; Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Pobega allegedly threatened to arrest [redacted] for fleeing the scene of an accident (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). [redacted] overheard PO Pobega allegedly state, "All Black people want to do is sue" (Allegation D: Offensive Language, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: February 24, 2019
Received: March 5, 2019
Closed: December 12, 2019
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Reason for contact: Traffic accident
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 84th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Almand Kucevic