Complaint #201905264,
June 16, 2019

Officer: Doherty, Christian
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Doherty, Christian
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Doherty, Christian
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Doherty, Christian
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Doherty, Christian
Complainant: Black Male, 25
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Doherty, Christian
Complainant: Black Male
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Doherty, Christian
Complainant: Black Male, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Doherty, Christian Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Doherty, Christian Black Male, 29 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Doherty, Christian Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Exonerated
Doherty, Christian Black Male, 25 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Doherty, Christian Black Male, 25 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Doherty, Christian Black Male Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Doherty, Christian Black Male, 29 Abuse of Authority: Stop 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 June 16, 2019, at 5:30 p.m., [redacted] was driving his car with three passengers, [redacted] and [redacted] when, at the intersection of Baychester Avenue and Givan Avenue in the Bronx, his vehicle was involved in a traffic accident with a police vehicle, which was occupied by PO Christian Doherty and PO Michael Coiro of the 47th Precinct. PO Doherty stopped [redacted] (Allegation A – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) and searched Is car (Allegation B – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Doherty threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegation C – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]) and spoke discourteously to [redacted] and his passengers. (Allegation D, E, F, G) – Discourtesy, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 16, 2019
Received: June 17, 2019
Closed: May 27, 2020

Reason for contact: Traffic accident
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 47th Precinct Bronx
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Michael Coiro, Victor Genao
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected