| Officer: | Epstein, Derek |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Female, 47 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Epstein, Derek |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 47 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) |
| Officer: | Epstein, Derek |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 47 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Lopez, Estharlin |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 47 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Lopez, Estharlin |
| Complainant: | Female |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Lopez, Estharlin |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 47 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Epstein, Derek |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 47 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Epstein, Derek |
| Complainant: | Black Female, 47 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epstein, Derek | Black Female, 47 | Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises | Unsubstantiated |
| Epstein, Derek | Black Female, 47 | Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) |
| Epstein, Derek | Black Female, 47 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Lopez, Estharlin | Black Female, 47 | Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated |
| Lopez, Estharlin | Female | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Unsubstantiated |
| Lopez, Estharlin | Black Female, 47 | Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device | Unfounded |
| Epstein, Derek | Black Female, 47 | Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises | Unsubstantiated |
| Epstein, Derek | Black Female, 47 | Abuse of Authority: Search of recording device | Unfounded |
Further details on conclusions.
On March 9, 2019, at approximately 9:00 p.m. [redacted] was in her restaurant, Rose Fantasy, located at [redacted] in Brooklyn with her friends [redacted] and [redacted] Lt. Derek Epstein, PO Estharlin Lopez, and PO Michael Joseph knocked on the door. [redacted] allowed the officers into the main part of the restaurant.
Once Lt. Epstein was inside, he, PO Joseph, and PO Lopez went into the kitchen of the restaurant (Allegation A- Abuse of Authority). At the rear of the kitchen was a door to the basement of [redacted] and Lt. Epstein opened the door to the basement (Allegation B- Abuse of Authority). He searched the basement of [redacted] (Allegation C- Abuse of Authority).
While Lt. Epstein was in the basement of the restaurant, he allegedly told [redacted] "I said not to fucking come down here. Why the fuck did you come down here?" (Allegation D- Discourtesy). When [redacted] was showing PO Lopez a cut on her hand, he allegedly told her not to put "fucking blood" on him (Allegation E- Discourtesy). Lt. Epstein also told [redacted] that he did not have to show her "shit" when she asked about the contents in the bottle (under Allegation D). PO Lopez and Lt. Epstein allegedly told [redacted] to unlock her phone, and PO Lopez allegedly held it open (Allegations F and G- Abuse of Authority). When [redacted] was being placed into handcuffs, her friend [redacted] took video. PO Lopez told her that he would arrest her if she did not move back (Allegation H- Abuse of Authority).
[redacted] provided the investigation with cellphone footage allegedly taken by [redacted] as well as surveillance footage from her bar that she cut herself for the investigation.
As a result of this incident, [redacted] was arrested for [redacted] (Board Review 01).
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