Complaint #201908065,
September 5, 2019

Officer: Gerlich, Thomas
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Gerlich, Thomas
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Crawford, Russell
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Crawford, Russell
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Gerlich, Thomas Hispanic Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Gerlich, Thomas Hispanic Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Crawford, Russell Hispanic Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Exonerated
Crawford, Russell Hispanic Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle 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.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On September 5, 2019, at approximately 1:23a.m., [redacted] was driving a pickup truck installed with a dynamic crane that was towing another vehicle, headed southbound on the [redacted] in the Bronx. PO Thomas Gerlich and PO Russell Crawford, of the 44th Precinct, stopped the vehicle on the [redacted] ) (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Gerlich and PO Crawford asked [redacted] for his license to operate a tow truck issued by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. [redacted] told the officers that he did not have said license with him. PO Gerlich and PO Crawford both threatened to arrest [redacted] (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 5, 2019
Received: September 12, 2019
Closed: March 6, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 40th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected