Complaint #201903074,
April 7, 2019

Officer: Grullon, Meglis
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Valentin, Nicholas
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Grullon, Meglis
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Grullon, Meglis
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Grullon, Meglis
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Grullon, Meglis Black Female, 34 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Valentin, Nicholas Black Female, 34 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Grullon, Meglis Black Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unfounded
Grullon, Meglis Black Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Grullon, Meglis Black Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated

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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 April 7, 2019, at 11:15 a.m., [redacted] and her wife, [redacted] who had just parked their vehicle in front of 252 East 4th Street in Manhattan, were approached by PO Meglis Grullon and PO Nicholas Valentin of the 9th Precinct, who ultimately issued [redacted] a summons for an improperly mounted license plate. PO Valentin entered the vehicle to check the VIN number (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] addressed the officers, who both then used physical force against her (Allegation B and C: Force, [redacted] PO Grullon issued [redacted] two summonses (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority: [redacted] Kings County Criminal Court has no record of either disorderly conduct summons that was issued to [redacted] though she said both summonses were ultimately dismissed (Board Review 01). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 7, 2019
Received: April 9, 2019
Closed: June 25, 2020

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 9th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - disorderly conduct

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected