| Officer: | Peguero, Edwin |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer: | Unknown Officer |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Officer(s) Unidentified |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peguero, Edwin | Hispanic Male, 29 | Force: Physical force | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Unknown Officer | Hispanic Male, 25-29 | Force: Physical force | Officer(s) Unidentified |
Further details on conclusions.
At approximately 11:00 p.m. on November 1, 2018, Police Officer Edwin Peguero of the Queens Court Section escorted [redacted] to a new cell inside the Queens Central Booking jail, located at 125-01 Queens Boulevard in Queens. As [redacted] reached the new cell, multiple law enforcement officers allegedly knocked him to the ground and fought with him (Allegation A: Force: Physical Force: [redacted]). Police Officer Peguero stomped and kicked [redacted] multiple times while [redacted] was on the floor (Allegation B: Force: Physical Force: [redacted]). Two attorneys, [redacted] of The Legal Aid Society and [redacted] of Queens Law Associates, observed portions of this incident. [redacted]
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Police Officer Peguero's CCRB history contains a pattern of allegations relevant to this incident.
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