Complaint #201906941,
July 27, 2019

Officer: Ali, Jalal
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ali, Jalal
Complainant: Black Female, 35
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ali, Jalal
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Age 21-24
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Ali, Jalal
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ali, Jalal
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ali, Jalal
Complainant: Black Female, 34
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Ali, Jalal
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Ali, Jalal Force: Pepper spray Unsubstantiated
Ali, Jalal Black Female, 35 Force: Pepper spray Unsubstantiated
Ali, Jalal Black Female, 34 Force: Pepper spray Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Age 21-24 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Ali, Jalal Abuse of Authority: Interference with recording Unsubstantiated
Ali, Jalal Black Female, 34 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Ali, Jalal Black Female, 34 Discourtesy: Action Unsubstantiated
Ali, Jalal Force: Pepper spray Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'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 July 27, 2019, at approximately 11:40 p.m., officers from PSA 3 and various commands were assigned to a detail in the vicinity of [redacted] in Brooklyn. At some point during the detail, PO Jalal Ali of PSA3 allegedly searched [redacted]'s vehicle (Allegation A: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). PO Ali subsequently grabbed a cup from [redacted]'s hand, threw it on the ground, and then stomped on it (Allegation B: Discourtesy, [redacted]). PO Ali allegedly attempted to snatch [redacted]'s phone as they were recording (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). As PO Ali was dispersing a crowd, PO Ali pepper sprayed [redacted] (Allegation D: Force, [redacted]), [redacted], and other unidentified individuals were also allegedly affected by the pepper spray (Allegation E: Force, [redacted]), Allegation F: Force, [redacted]), and Allegation G: Force, [redacted]).
As officers arrested [redacted], an officer spoke discourteously to [redacted] (Allegation H: Discourtesy: [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 27, 2019
Received: August 6, 2019
Closed: June 17, 2020

Reason for contact: Report-noise/disturbance
Location: NYCHA
In NYPD 79th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Alison Esposito, Steven Guerrero, Javier Ramirez, Cheng Wang
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected