| Officer: | Tuma, Garry |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Tuma, Garry |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Torres, Steven |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Aliffi, Frank |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer: | Mestre, Gina |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Aliffi, Frank |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Lindquist, James |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Tuma, Garry |
| Complainant: | Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Torres, Steven |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Aliffi, Frank |
| Complainant: | Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer: | Torres, Steven |
| Complainant: | Male, 25-29 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Tuma, Garry |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Tuma, Garry |
| Complainant: | Female, 35-39 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Torres, Steven |
| Complainant: | Female, 35-39 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Torres, Steven |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 45-49 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuma, Garry | Black Male, 45-49 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Exonerated |
| Tuma, Garry | Black Male, 45-49 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Exonerated |
| Torres, Steven | Black Male, 45-49 | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Aliffi, Frank | Black Male, 45-49 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Mestre, Gina | Black Male, 45-49 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Aliffi, Frank | Black Male, 45-49 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Exonerated |
| Lindquist, James | Black Male, 45-49 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Tuma, Garry | Male, 25-29 | Force: Gun Pointed | Unfounded |
| Torres, Steven | Black Male, 45-49 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Unsubstantiated |
| Aliffi, Frank | Male, 25-29 | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Torres, Steven | Male, 25-29 | Force: Gun Pointed | Unfounded |
| Tuma, Garry | Black Male, 45-49 | Force: Gun Pointed | Unfounded |
| Tuma, Garry | Female, 35-39 | Force: Gun Pointed | Unfounded |
| Torres, Steven | Female, 35-39 | Force: Gun Pointed | Unfounded |
| Torres, Steven | Black Male, 45-49 | Force: Gun Pointed | Unfounded |
Further details on conclusions.
On August 28, 2019, at approximately 12:03 a.m., in the vicinity of Risse Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, [redacted] was driving his vehicle with [redacted] and [redacted] sitting in the back when they were pulled over by PO Garry Tuma and PO Steven Torres, of the 52nd Precinct. PO Tuma and PO Torres approached the vehicle and allegedly drew their guns and pointed them at the vehicle (Allegations A, B, C, D, E, and F: Force - Gun pointed, [redacted] PO Tuma asked [redacted] for his driver's license and registration and after [redacted] refused multiple requests, PO Tuma told [redacted] he could go to jail (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority - Threat of Arrest, [redacted] At this point, [redacted] began having a seizure. PO Tuma and PO Torres called for backup and an ambulance. PO Tuma opened the back door of [redacted] s vehicle and leaned in to check on [redacted] (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority – Vehicle search, [redacted]
While they were waiting for an ambulance to arrive, Sgt. Frank Aliffi, PO Gina Mestre, PO James Lindquist, PO Christopher Montera, and PO Edgar Rivera of the 52nd Precinct arrived on scene. The ambulance arrived and Sgt. Aliffi instructed PO Tuma to search [redacted] s bag before he entered the ambulance (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority – Search (of person), [redacted] and [redacted] exited the vehicle and went to the ambulance. PO Mestre approached [redacted] s passenger window and asked [redacted] to step out of the vehicle. PO Mestre reached into [redacted] s vehicle and picked up an expired MTA bus operator placard from the passenger seat (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority – Vehicle search, [redacted] refused to exit the vehicle and Sgt. Aliffi said, "We're gonna take you out. There's no debating. Come out of the car or we're going to have to pull you out" (Allegation K: Abuse of Authority – Threat of force, [redacted] stepped out of the vehicle and PO Torres frisked him and allegedly searched him (Allegation L: Abuse of Authority – Frisk, [redacted] and Allegation M: Abuse of...
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